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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…