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Drs. Dan Brockman & Poppy Bristow (RVC) interview Part 2
Hi Everyone, I had the privilege of interviewing two of my heroes today, Drs. Dan Brockman & Poppy Bristow. This is a completion of our first interview where we already discussed the various stages of mitral valve heart disease and…
DRS. DAN BROCKMAN & POPPY BRISTOW (RVC) INTERVIEW PART 1
https://www.youtube.com/embed/jthwcUGY4J4 We had the pleasure of speaking to Dr. Dan Brockman and Dr. Poppy Bristow, the well-known veterinary cardiac surgeons at The Royal Veterinary College in the UK who have demonstrated great success in Mitral Valve Repair for dogs…
Dr. Masami Uechi Interview
The Mighty Hearts Team traveled to the Jasmine clinic in Yokohama Japan to interview Dr. Masami Uechi.
Requirements to become a surgical candidate for Japan
If you have decided to have your dog evaluated for surgery with Dr. Masami Uechi at the Jasmine Clinic in Japan, to see if he or she is a candidate please read on…
Turgon’s Surgery Story
Today is a special day for me and my family. One year ago today we received a devastating news as our friend had mitral valve disease (MVD) at a very advanced stage (5/6 murmur, dilated atrium and ruptured chords). How…
The LOOK Study: ACVIM Conference 2017
The Longitudinal Outcome of Canine Mitral Valve Disease (LOOK-mitral) - by Dr. Michele Borgarelli, DVM, PhD, DECVIM-CAThis is a study being performed with the collaboration of Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, where Dr. Borgarelli does his research, and one of the…
Bellissima’s Surgery Story
This is our big story of one small cute girl and the big love between us forever.We have had Bellissima (Belisa) from the very first day she was born because we also were parents to her mummy. She has three siblings…
Mitral Valve Repair Metrics
One of the most frequent questions asked when considering a surgery as risky as cardio-pulmonary bypass, is what are the chances my dog will survive the surgery and what is the long term prognosis post-surgery. The answer is always "it…
Post-Surgical Strategies for Restricting Activity
Whether your dog has undergone Mitral Valve Repair surgery, or any number of other surgeries that require a period of activity restriction in order to recover, it can be difficult to control their energy level and normal habitual activities. Here…
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