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Pimobendan

31Mar201518Jan2022

Pimobendan for Valve Disease

inthering2013 Interesting Links, Research mitral valve disease, Pimobendan
Photo of Deerhounds at in Strangford Lough by Jim Humphreys

Valve disease (which is different from cardiomyopathy) is seen in older Deerhounds, as well as many other purebred and mixed-breed dogs. It turns out that a drug we already use for cardiomyopathy also works well on dogs with valve disease.

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