DEGENERAÇÃO MIXOMATOSA DA VALVA MITRAL EM CADELA: RELATO DE CASO

Abstract

This course conclusion work aims to describe and analyze a case of Myxomatous Mitral Valve Degeneration in an elderly dog. This disease has become one of the cardiac conditions with the highest incidence in clinical diagnoses of small and medi um sized dog s, especially older male dogs. In this context, in the theoretical frame work, which supports the case analysis, the classification and characterization of the disease, etiological aspects, pathophysiology, clinical signs, forms of diagnosis and treatment are addressed. To achieve the general objective, the chosen method in volved the description and analysis of data regarding clinical signs, results of com plementary tests (blood and imaging) up to diagnosis and treatment. The discussion was carried out by comparing the parameters obtained from the evaluation of the bitch with the data found in the specialized literature.