A panel of leading veterinary cardiologists (Atkins, Bonagura, Ettinger, Fox,
Gordon, Haggstrom, Hamlin, Keene, Luis-Fuentes, and Stepien) have just published
a Consensus Statement on "Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Canine
Chronic Valvular Heart Disease." It discusses classifying the degree of
progression of MVD -- Stages A, B1, B2, C, and D -- and the types of treatment
recommended for each stage.
In the report, Cavaliers are singled out for special attention. For example,
every CKCS which does not have an MVD murmur is in the Stage A classification.
The Guidelines are summarized at
http://cavalierhealth.org/mitral_valve_disease.htm#ACVIM_Consensus_Statement (or
http://tinyurl.com/ycexlj9 for short)
and a pdf of the report is available, for a short time only, at
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/122604679/PDFSTART
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Rod Russell
Orlando, Florida
Sent a IM message to you but did not get through. I would like to meet some people that ride and like to get out and have a good time. I would also like to meet a guy / people that ride and have other similar interests. Hit the road early and ride all day, but always nice to get out at night too be it on bike or not. I like nude rallies and have fun.
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