Clinical Context Peer-reviewed veterinary literature continues to shape everyday decision-making for canine patients, especially when new evidence clarifies diagnosis, treatment selection, monitoring, or clinical outcomes.

What the Study Evaluated A study published in Journal of veterinary internal medicine in 2026 evaluated evaluation of serum pancreatic lipase activity in dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease..

Key Findings Previous studies have evaluated the association between myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) and pancreatic lipase activity, but medications remain unconsidered. Elevated serum pancreatic lipase activity is related to cardiac medication in dogs with MMVD. Eighty-two client-owned dogs without clinical signs of pancreatitis (MMVD, n = 67 [stage B1 = 24; stage B2 = 22; non-medicated stage C = 9; medicated stage C = 12]; controls, n = 15). Retrospective cross-…