Pathophysiology of Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome
Pathophysiology of Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome
Pathophysiology of Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome
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CONCURRENT CARDIAC DISEASE<br />
Affected breeds pre disposed to heart<br />
disease<br />
CKCS – acquired valvular disease<br />
Bulldogs – Pulmonic stenosis<br />
Theory (Monnet in Slatter, 2003) <strong>of</strong><br />
pulmonary hypertension secondary to<br />
reflex pulmonary perfusion changes<br />
under chronic hypoxic conditions<br />
eventually leading to cor pulmonale and<br />
right sided heart failure