VPN Plus+ ExclusiveUptick in MMVD and TEER for canine heart surgeriesApril 9, 2026Increased awareness and availability of open-heart mitral valve repair surgery and the more recent advent of TEER are among the most exciting changes in cardiology in the past decade, says Emily Karlin, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology), assistant clinical professor in the department of clinical sciences at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, where the TEER procedure has been performed since January 2023.
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UF to offer new canine cardiology programJanuary 14, 2019A new program focusing on open heart surgery for dogs at the University of Florida (UF) College of Veterinary Medicine will open later this year.
Pet owners seek out mitral valve repair surgery overseasJune 21, 2017Marla McAlpine never expected to be flying her dog to France for heart surgery, but that was what she found herself doing in March after her black and tan Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Bentley, was discovered to have mitral valve disease with severe regurgitation.
