Published Online: Nov 18, 2015
Page range: 13 - 20
Received: Jul 27, 2014
Accepted: Nov 01, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14432/j.macvetrev.2014.11.026
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Myxomatous mitral valve disease is a common cause of congestive heart failure in geriatric dogs. Many studies have been done in terms of epidemiology, pathology, associated neurohormonal changes in the disease progression, prognostic factors, and survival and treatment modalities. The presented paper presents a review of some of the studies in the mitral valve disease story.