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On today's episode of Twin Trees Vet Talk, we have the honour and privilege of hosting the great Dr. Chris Orton. He is a veterinary heart surgeon at Colorado State University, and is one of the leading veterinary cardiac surgeons in the world. He is highly regarded for having started the world's first veterinary open heart surgery program many years ago.

In this episode (part 1: overview) we discuss a new medical breakthrough, which Dr. Orton and his team have pioneered at Colorado State University. The new minimally-invasive procedure is called Transcatheter Edge To Edge Mitral Valve Repair (also known as TEER or the V-Clamp Procedure), and this new technology has completely revolutionized the way mitral vale disease (MVD) can be treated in dogs.

This is truly a new frontier of veterinary medicine. Stay tuned for the rest of the TEER trilogy (or tetralogy -no pun intended) where we will discuss the specifics of the new procedure and how it works to repair the mitral valve, patient selection, comparisons between TEER and open heart surgery, Dr. Orton's journey to becoming a leading authority in veterinary heart surgery, and more.

The main advantages of TEER compared to open heart surgery for mitral valve repair include safety/ low-risk, quick recovery, cost, and availability. It is inherently minimally invasive. In the future, the procedure will become much more widely available, as more centres will be able to offer the procedure. Dr. Orton and his team at Colorado State University are committed to training other centres to help bring this amazing new treatment to more dogs with mitral valve disease.

TEER uses transesophageal echocardiography and fluoroscopy to guide placement of the V-Clamp device (developed by Hongyu Medical in Shanghai, China) to reduce the leak (backwards flow of blood) across a diseased mitral valve.

We hope you enjoy this episode! Please leave your questions and comments below!

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
-CSU veterinary team performs first-ever heart valve procedure on schnauzer (Feb, 2020) https://cvmbs.source.colostate.edu/csu-veterinary-team-performs-first-ever-heart-valve-procedure-on-schnauzer/
- Liu B, Leach SB, Pan W, Zheng F, Jia L, Zhou X, Li J. Preliminary Outcome of a Novel Edge-to-Edge Closure Device to Manage Mitral Regurgitation in Dogs. Front Vet Sci. 2020 Dec 17;7:597879. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.597879. PMID: 33392290; PMCID: PMC7773927: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7773927/

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-Dog Heart Murmur -What Does It Mean? Is it Serious?: https://youtu.be/Lo652EH8rBE
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FULL BLOG POST: https://twintreesvet.com/blogs/vet-talk/a-new-hope-for-dogs-with-mitral-valve-disease-mvd-teer-v-clamp

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Teaser
0:42 Intro: Christopher Orton, DVM, PhD, DACVS
1:24 Mitral Valve Disease Background
01:56 It started with a trip to Shanghai Jan 2020, TEER in humans
03:05 credit to Hongyu Medical in Shanghai, China
03:16 This new procedure has revolutionized the treatment of canine mitral valve disease
03:44 Contrasting open heart surgery for mitral valve repair
04:39 Advantages of TEER: minimally invasive, safety, recovery, availability
05:06 Pioneering TEER and training new centres
06:47 The quick recovery
7:29 Refining the technique and sharing the knowledge
7:45 Patient criteria: age, weight, stage of MVD
9:15 The procedure
10:19 how to sign up
11:25 Thank you Dr. Orton!

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WATCH THE FULL EPISODE 👉 (LINK IN BIO- on the Vet Talk Playlist) What are the signs and symptoms of underlying heart disease in pets?

On today's episode of Twin Trees Vet Talk, we welcome our very special guest, Dr. Mark Harmon. Dr. Harmon is a Veterinary Cardiology Specialist at Boundary Bay Veterinary Specialty Hospital in Vancouver, BC (Canada).

We discuss the signs of heart disease in dogs and cats to watch for, and some tips to monitor your pet for signs of impending heart failure before it gets so severe that the pet showing obvious signs of dying from congestive heart failure.

If your vet suspects your dog or cat may have an underlying heart problem, a referral to a cardiologist can provide you with important information about the type and stage of the heart disease, and if any intervention is needed.

If your pet has any indication of heart disease (even a very soft murmur, exercise intolerance, shortness of breath, cardiac arrhythmia, etc.) it very is important to have the heart evaluated, and to see a cardiologist whenever possible. If heart disease goes undiagnosed, it can continue to get worse under the surface and eventually culminate in a big emergency like congestive heart failure (CHF). We hope you enjoy this episode! Please leave your questions and comments below!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grqePv7zKX0&list=PLZBrTMqP6ffGid_suGt16gcBSCfHkEIR5&index=2&t=6s

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On today's episode of Twin Trees Vet Talk, we welcome our very special guest, Dr. Mark Harmon. Dr. Harmon is a Veterinary Cardiology Specialist at Boundary Bay Veterinary Specialty Hospital in Vancouver, BC (Canada).

In this video we discuss what it is like to be a veterinary cardiology specialist. Dr. Harmon tells us about his training after vet school (including 2 year-long internships and a 3 year residency). He talks to us about recent advances in the treatment of heart disease in pets, including pacemakers, balloon valvuloplasty, a new minimally-invasive method for treating mitral valve disease, and open heart surgery. Finally, he tells us about some of his most inspiring cases, including a labrador with atrial standstill and a cat with aortic thromboembolism (also called ATE or saddle thrombus).We hope you enjoy this episode!

Please leave your questions and comments below!