Aortic Stenosis in Golden Retrievers and Boxers: Monitoring, Management and Sudden Death Risk

Subvalvular aortic stenosis is the most common congenital heart defect diagnosed in dogs — a narrowing just below the aortic valve that forces the heart to work harder to push blood out. Golden Retrievers, Boxers, Newfoundlands and Rottweilers turn up disproportionately often, and severity varies enormously from barely detectable to genuinely life-...