Sentences with phrase «types of heart murmurs»

In puppies, there are two major types of heart murmurs.

This type of heart murmur is typically due to heart disease that develops with age (i.e. the heart disease was not present at birth).

Innocent «flow murmurs» are the most common type of heart murmur detected in puppies.

PDAs cause a distinctive type of heart murmur.

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If the murmur is still present, your veterinarian may recommend an echo cardiogram, which is a simple, noninvasive type of ultrasound that evaluates the heart's structure and function.

Due to this abnormal flow, a special type of heart sound called a continuous heart murmur can be heard by a veterinarian.

The long - term prognosis for a dog with a murmur caused by congenital heart disease is extremely variable, depending on the specific type of defect that is present; if the defect can be surgically corrected the prognosis is very good.

There are many reasons and causes for heart murmurs and also several types of murmurs, which testing will determine.

A heart murmur is one of several types of abnormal heard when listening to your pet's heart with a stethoscope.

A heart murmur is one of several types of abnormal sounds your veterinarian can hear when listening to your pet's heart with a stethoscope.

There are other terms that a vet will use to describe the character of a murmur — this helps communicate to other veterinarians the characteristics of the murmur as certain types of murmurs are more common associated with specific heart or valve diseases.

Overview Myxomatous mitral valve degeneration (MMVD) is the most common acquired type of heart disease and new murmurs in older dogs.

Heart murmurs are characterized based on their location over the chest, the type of sound they make (e.g. if the murmur rises and falls sharply it described as a crescendo - decrescendo or ejection murmur), the timing of the murmur within the cycle of the heartbeat, and the intensity of the murmur.

This type of murmur may not be related to the valves at all, and instead may be caused by a small hole between the chambers of the heart where turbulence occurs.

On the other hand, specific types of medication may be necessary because non congenital heart murmurs are often an underlying symptom of congestive heart failure in dogs.