10 year old French Bulldog

Diagnosis

Echocardiography revealed right ventricular hypertrophy and moderate pulmonary hypertension. The dog remained on the ventilator for one week with an endotracheal tube placed. Treatments included antibiotics and steroids for the presumed component of inflammatory disease. At recheck examination one month later, the dog was doing well at home; however, the pulmonary pattern was static.