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ArticleVeterinary sciences2021

Influence of Morphometry on Echocardiographic Measurements in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels: An Inverse Probability Weighting Analysis.

Mara Bagardi, Sara Ghilardi, Chiara Locatelli, Arianna Bionda, Michele Polli, Claudio M Bussadori, Fabio M Colombo, Laura Pazzagli, Paola G Brambilla

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Mara BagardiDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, 26900 Lodi, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5247-3796
Sara GhilardiDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, 26900 Lodi, Italy.
Chiara LocatelliDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, 26900 Lodi, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6014-4378
Arianna BiondaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, 26900 Lodi, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9116-3208
Michele PolliDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, 26900 Lodi, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0129-0161
Claudio M BussadoriClinica Veterinaria Gran Sasso-Milan, 20131 Milan, Italy.
Fabio M ColomboDepartment of Veterinary Sciences for Health, Animal Production and Food Security-Lodi (Italy), University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy.
Laura PazzagliCentre for Pharmacoepidemiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet-Stockholm, 17177 Solna, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-1908-6073
Paola G BrambillaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, 26900 Lodi, Italy.

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Abstract

The development and progression of myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels (CKCS) are difficult to predict. Thus, the identification of dogs with a morphotype associated with more severe mitral disease at a young age is desirable. The aims of this study were to: (1) describe the physical, morphometric, and echocardiographic features of class B1 MMVD-affected Cavalier King Charles Spaniels (CKCS) according to the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) guidelines; (2) evaluate the influence of morphometric physical measurements on murmur intensity, mitral valve prolapse (MVP), regurgitant jet size, and indexed mitral valve and annulus measurements. Fifty-two MMVD-affected CKCS were included in the ACVIM class B1. This is a prospective clinical cross-sectional study. Morphometric measurements, which included the body, thorax, and head sizes of each dog, were investigated to establish the association with heart murmur intensity, valvular and annular echocardiographic measurements, MVP, and regurgitant jet size, using inverse probability weighting (IPW) analyses to adjust for confounding. The IPW analyses showed that when the head length and nose length decreased, dogs had a more severe regurgitant jet size. Furthermore, subjects with a more pronounced head stop angle had thicker anterior mitral valve leaflets. A brachycephalic morphotype, as seen in dogs similar to the King Charles Spaniel breed in terms of cephalic morphology, is associated with a more severe regurgitant jet size and with valvular characteristics that are related to the most severe forms of MMVD.

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anterior mitral valve leafletcanine morphometryCKCSdogechocardiographymyxomatous mitral valve disease

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