Romeo's Mitral Valve Repair | Veterinary Specialists of Sydney

Описание: We’re very excited to announce we recently had two dogs undergo successful Mitral Valve Repair via open heart surgery at VSOS.
Check out our first video on little Romeo’s procedure, told by Dr Laurencie, our soft tissue specialist surgeon.

Mitral valve disease is by far the most common cardiac disease in dogs. One-third of dogs with mitral valve disease will have severe mitral valve regurgitation which means a leaky valve, leading to clinical signs and can result in congestive heart failure and fluid in the lungs.

Mitral valve repair is the gold standard in human medicine, however, has very limited availability in veterinary medicine at this stage. Most dogs with severe mitral valve regurgitation end up with palliative medical treatment.
The aim of this surgery is to restore proper mitral valve closure and abolish mitral regurgitation to essentially minimise the leak.

We’re proud to say Romeo went home after a very successful procedure and several days in our ICU unit. Thank you to the amazing team from the JASMINE Cardiovascular Centre in Japan and our very own Dr Laurencie Brunel, Dr Mariko Yata, Ines Wise and team of nurses and critical care to care for him around the clock.

VSOS has new procedures potentially suitable for your pet with mitral valve disease with both surgical and minimally invasive options may be available such as:
• Mitral Valve Repair (available in November)
• Transapical Edge-to-Edge Repair (TEER)
• Left Atrial Decompression (LAD)

If you’re interested to know if your pet is a candidate for one of these procedures, please make an appointment to see Dr Karina Graham, Dr Laurencie Brunel or chat to our friendly receptionists.

Stay tuned for our next video on our second mitral valve patient, Mia!

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