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What is dilated cardiomyopathy?Different types of heart disease are characterized by which part of the heart is abnormal or affected and in what way. In the case of  cardiomyopathy , the abnormality involves the heart muscles itself. In dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), specifically, the muscle wall of the heart becomes thin which results in a bigger but weaker heart that is not efficient at pumping blood. Click here to learn more about dilated cardiomyopathy basics. Are Doberma

(Information via Vet-Gen) What is von Willebrand's disease? Von Willebrand's disease (vWD) is a common, usually mild, inherited bleeding disorder in people and in dogs. It is caused by a lack of von Willebrand factor (vWF), which plays an essential role in the blood clotting process. Normally the body responds to an injury causing bleeding through a complex defence system. This consists of local changes in the damaged blood vessels, activation of blood cells called platelets,