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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

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