Use of Auscultation and Doppler Echocardiography in Boxer Puppies to Predict Development of Subaortic or Pulmonary Stenosis

Even though V(max)Ao increases during growth in Boxer puppies, indicating relative narrowing of the aorta, puppies with V(max)Ao < or = 2.4 m/s do not usually progress to clinically have relevant SAS at 12 months of age.