chf in dogs causes
For this article, we will concentrate on the two most common causes of CHF in dogs: Degenerative valvular disease (DVD) and Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Degenerative valvular disease is a condition that reduces the ability of the heart valves to prevent the back-flow of blood during ventricular contraction.
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is a term that refers to the heart's inability to pump adequate blood to the body. There are many causes of CHF in dogs. The two most common causes are mitral valve insufficiency (MVI), or a leaky mitral valve, the valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM).