DISEASES OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM ACQUIRED VALVULAR DISEASES.
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DISEASES OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
ACQUIRED VALVULAR DISEASES
CHRONIC MITRAL VALVE INSUFFECIENCY
SMALL BREED/TOY BREED DOGS, USUASLLY OLDER THAN 10 YEARS
THE PREVALENCE OF THIS DISEASE INCREASES WITH AGE, AND IS PROGRESSIVE. IT ACCOUNTS FOR ~95% OF ALL HEART FAILURE CASES
CHRONIC MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY
ONE OF THE MOST COMMONCAUSES IS CHRONIC PERIODONTALDISEASE!
BACTERIA THAT LIVE IN TARTAR,GET SHOWERED INTO THE BLOODSTREAM AND COLONIZE IN THEVALVE LEAFLETS.
CHRONIC MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY
1.Lungs: Pulmonary fibrosis, bronchitis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
2.Heart: Endocarditis, mitral valve regurgitation, and myocardial
degeneration.
3.Liver: Hepatic parenchymal inflammation and hepatopathy.
4.Kidneys: Interstitial nephritis and glomerulonephritis.
CHRONIC PERIODONTAL DISEASE CAN AFFECT SEVERAL ORGAN SYSTEMS
MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY
THIS IS THE OPEN LEFTVENTRICLE SHOWING THEMITRAL VALVE LEAFLETS. WHAT ARE THE STRING-LIKESTRUCTURES THAT ATTACHTHE VALVES TO THE PAPILLARY MUSCLES?
MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCYCHORDAE TENDINEAE
MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY
BOTTOM LEAFLET ISTHICKENED AND NODULAR. THISIS DUE TO INCREASED FIBROBLASTIC TISSUE WITHINTHE VALVE LEAFLETS
TOP LEAFLET IS NORMAL
CHRONIC MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY
DURING LEFT VENTRICULARCONTRACTION, BLOOD FLOWSBACK INTO THE LEFT ATRIUM
THE STIFF MALFORMED VALVE FAILS TO CLOSE SUFFICIENTLYDURING SYSTOLE.
MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY
IF BLOOD CONTIUES THIS BACKWARDFLOW, THE ANIMAL MAY EXPERIENCELEFT-SIDED HEART FAILURE CHARACTERIZED BY PULMONARY EDEMA
CHRONIC MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY
• DIAGNOSIS:– Radiographs– Echo– Systolic murmur at left apex; “whooping” quality
• There is no treatment to delay the onset of clinical signs. Treatment is aimed at improving symptoms of heart failure– Diuretics (lasix)– ACE inhibitor, vasodilator (Enalapril)– Diet change: low sodium
TRICUSPID VALVE INSUFFICIENCY
TRICUSPID VALVE INSUFFICIENCY
TRICUSPID INSUFFICIENCY RESULTSIN RIGHT-SIDED HEART FAILURECHARACTERIZED BY PLEURAL EFFUSION
TRICUSPID VALVE INSUFFICIENCY
RIGHT-SIDED HEART FAILURE ALSOLEADS TO ASCITES
NOTE: THE LOSS OF ABDOMINALDETAIL
TRICUSPID VALVE INSUFFICIENCY
• Treatment and client info are the same as for mtiral insufficiency; repeated abdominocentesis may be needed in these cases.
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DISEASES OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
HEARTWORM DISEASE
CANINE HEARTWORM DISEASE• PARASITE CAUSING HEARTWORM DISEASE:
DIROFILARIA IMMITIS
MICROFILARIA OF D. IMMITIS ADULT HEARTWORMS
CANINE HEARTWORM DISEASE
ONLY FEMALE MOSQUITOES BITE
DISTRIBUTION OF CANINE HEARTWORM DISEASE
CANINE HEARTWORM DISEASE
ADULT HEARTWORMS LIVEIN THE PULMONARY ARTERIES. THE HEART MUSTWORK EXTRA HARD TO PUMP AGAINST THIS OBSTRUCTION.
CANINE HEARTWORM DISEASE
ADULT HEARTWORMS INRIGHT VENTRICLE AND PULMONARY ARTERY
CANINE HEARTWORM DISEASE
• PREDOMINANT PATHOLOGY: DAMAGE TO THE PULMONARY ARTERY FROM ADULT HEARTWORMS– Endothelial damage and sloughing– Inflammation (leukocytes, platelets)
• Risk of thromboemboli– Pulmonary hypertension– Disruption of vascular integrity
• Thickened, fibrosed
• RIGHT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY AND RIGHT-SIDED HEART FAILURE– The right ventricle compensates by dilating and increasing
muscle thickness– Ultimately, there is decompensation and heart failure
CANINE HEARTWORM DISEASE
• Severe infection can lead to CAVAL SYNDROME– Worms back up into the right atrium and venae
cavae• Found in heavy worm burdens (>60)• Associated with a poor prognosis• Surgical treatment: pull worms from the right heart
and venae cavae via jugular venotomy
CANINE HEARTWORM DISEASE
CANINE HEARTWORM DISEASE
IDEXX SNAP TEST
ADULT FEMALE ANTIGEN
CANINE HEARTWORM DISEASE
CANINE HEARTWORM DISEASE
CANINE HEARTWORM DISEASE: PREVENTION
• HEARTGARD/IVERHEART– Ivermectin/pyrantel pamoate
• INTERCEPTOR/SENTINEL– Milbemycin oxime/ milbemycin oxime+lufeneron
• REVOLUTION– Selamectin
• ADVANTAGE MULTI/PROHEART 6– Moxidectin– Q 6 month injectable
• TRIFEXIS– Moxidectin + spinosad
CANINE HEARTWORM DISEASE: TREATMENT
STANDARD PROTOCOL: 1 epaxial injection, followedBy a second injection on the opposite side 24 hours later
ALTERNATIVE PROTOCOL: 1 Injection given followed in 4-6 weeks by 2 injections given 24 hours apart
ONLY KILLS ADULT (L5) STAGE WORMS; DOXYCYCLINE IS REC. AS COMPLIMENTARY TX