Incidence of hypoxemia is associated with echocardiographic findings in dogs with advanced myxomatous mitral valve disease

Key Points

• To explore the relationship between hypoxemia and echocardiographic findings in dogs suffering from advanced myxomatous mitral valve disease.
• Used arterial blood gas analysis (ABGA) to detect hypoxemia.
• Conducted echocardiographic assessments to evaluate severity of myxomatous mitral valve disease.
• Compared findings with results from thoracic radiography.
• Identified hypoxemia in dogs that thoracic radiography could not detect.
• Found that echocardiographic findings correlate with the severity of hypoxemia in the studied population.