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37 Keene BW, Atkins CE, Bonagura JD, et al. ACVIM consensus guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of myxomatous mitral valve disease in dogs. J Vet Intern Med. 2019; 33: 1127–1140. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15488
38 Holler PJ, Wess G. Sphericity index and E-point-to-septal-separation (EPSS) to diagnose dilated cardiomyopathy in Doberman Pinschers. J Vet Intern Med. 2014 Jan-Feb;28(1):123-9. doi: 10.1111/jvim.12242. Epub 2013 Nov 13. PMID: 24428318; PMCID: PMC4895524.