Not only does this finding expand our knowledge of childhood cardiac disorders, it also informs our ongoing study of potential regenerative medicine treatments for adult heart disease. (gladstone.org)
Although encountered at any age, SSS is primarily a disease of the elderly and is often secondary to other cardiac disorders when diagnosed in younger individuals. (decode.com)
Mitral regurgitation (MR), secondary to myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD), is the most common cardiac disorder in dogs and is usually caused by progressive degeneration of the atrioventricular valves. (actavetscand.biomedcentral.com)