Boehringer Ingelheim, manufacturer of Vetmedin, has launched Meaningful Murmurs, an online quiz for veterinary surgeons to test their knowledge about detecting clinically significant mitral valve murmur in dogs.

Hosted on the Boehringer Academy website, the three-minute quiz involves listening to 15 murmurs and deciding whether each one is clinically significant or not.

After deciding, you'll be told the grade of the murmur and if further investigation should be considered to determine if the dog has cardiomegaly. Boehringer says this is important since dogs with MVD and cardiomegaly are more likely to develop heart failure within 1 to 2 years1.

To register on the Boehringer Academy or take part in the quiz, visit www.boehringer-academy.co.uk.

Reference

  1. Boswood, A. et al. (2016) JVIM  30 (6): 1765-79

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