Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for valvular insufficiency
34 FDA reports name valvular insufficiency, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 218). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.
- #1933 of 2,481
- by report volume (all reactions)
- 34
- reports citing this reaction
- 26.5%
- death-coded share
- Dog
- most-affected species
Release-over-release change
What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot
PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Valvular insufficiency has 34 reports now versus 34 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).
- Report change
- +0
- Death-coded reports
- +0
- Death-coded share
- −0.0 pts
This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.
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Code 218 VOL-TRACE
VOL-TRACE · DEATH-HOT · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL
- VOL-TRACE 34 reports
- DEATH-HOT 26.5%
- LOWER-Q #1933/2481
- PHOTO-FINISH Attractiveness to mal…
- SPECIES-DOG Dog · 34
- DRUG-LEAD Prednisone · 4
- DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields
Nearest volume peer: Attractiveness to males (±0 reports)
Upper-third death-coded share drives the outcome stamps on this plate; volume band, corpus rank, and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.
Lower-volume neighbourhood around Valvular insufficiency
Lower-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.
Valvular insufficiency: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate
Signature read: 34 reports place Valvular insufficiency in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#1933 of 2,481). Report volume is lower-third scale: 34 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 9 of 34 reports (26.5% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Attractiveness to males (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (34). Lead co-reported drug Prednisone (4).
Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, A high death-coded share in FDA filings does not prove causation; co-reporting is voluntary temporal association only. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.
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What to do with this reaction
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A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.
Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025
Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →