Congenital heart disease in boxer dogs: Results of 6 years of breed screening

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• 作者：Claudio Bussadori ; Danitza Pradelli ; Michele Borgarelli ; David Chiavegato ; Gino D’ ; Agnolo ; Lucia Menegazzo ; Francesco Migliorini ; Roberto Santilli ; Aless ; ro Zani ; Cecilia Quintavalla
• 关键词：Cardiology ; Congenital heart disease ; Dog ; Boxer ; Breed screening
• 刊名：The Veterinary Journal
• 出版年：2009
• 出版时间：August 2009
• 年：2009
• 卷：181
• 期：2
• 页码：187-192
• 全文大小：115 K

文摘

The aim of this study was to analyse the results of 6 years (1999–2004) of mandatory breed screening for congenital heart disease in Boxer dogs using physical examination and echocardiography. Records of 1283 Boxers were reviewed and 165 dogs (12.86 % ) were found to be affected by heart disease, with aortic and pulmonic stenosis being the most frequent cardiac lesions. Comparison of these results with those of a previous survey showed a lower overall prevalence of both outflow obstructions, particularly of the more severe forms. A male predisposition for both aortic and pulmonic stenosis was evident from the study. Consistent with reports from other countries, soft left basilar heart murmurs were detected in both healthy dogs and dogs affected with congenital heart disease.