Cardiopulmonary and inflammatory biomarkers in heartworm disease [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2017 In heartworm disease, several biomarkers of cardiopulmonary injury and inflammatory activity have been studied during the recent years. D-dimer is a fibrin degradation product present after a clot is degraded, which has been reported to provide support ...
Elena Carretón +2 more
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Effect of heartworm disease and heartworm-associated respiratory disease (HARD) on the right ventricle of cats [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2017 Background Dirofilaria immitis infection occurs in dogs and cats, both of which species are clinically affected by mature adult infections. Cats are uniquely affected by immature-adult infections with an inflammatory pulmonary disease called Heartworm ...
Randolph L. Winter +8 more
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Comparative Echocardiographic Evaluation of Right Pulmonary Artery Dimensions and Right Pulmonary Artery Distensibility Index in Dogs with Heartworm Disease [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesCanine cardiopulmonary dirofilariosis or heartworm disease (Dirofilaria immitis), is a globally spread vector-borne disease [...]
Jorge Isidoro Matos +5 more
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Efficacy of a novel chewable tablet (Credelio Quattro™) containing lotilaner, moxidectin, praziquantel, and pyrantel for the prevention of heartworm disease (Dirofilaria immitis) in dogs [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Canine heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis), a filarial parasite endemic in many countries worldwide, can cause life-threatening disease in dogs if left untreated.
Lisa Young +3 more
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What Has Happened to Heartworm Disease in Europe in the Last 10 Years? [PDF]
Pathogens, 2022 Carretón E +2 more
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Laboratory and field studies to investigate the efficacy of a novel, orally administered combination product containing moxidectin, sarolaner and pyrantel for the prevention of heartworm disease (Dirofilaria immitis) in dogs [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2019 Background Dirofilaria immitis is a filarial parasite of dogs that can cause serious or fatal cardiopulmonary disease. Three studies were conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of monthly treatment with moxidectin in a chewable tablet product in ...
Kristina Kryda +14 more
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Echocardiographic Assessment of the Pulmonary Vein to Pulmonary Artery Ratio in Canine Heartworm Disease [PDF]
Animals, 2023 Carretón E +2 more
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Factors associated with heartworm preventative use in the golden retriever lifetime study
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 IntroductionHeartworm disease is preventable with use of heartworm preventatives, but the reported prevalence of heartworm preventative use in the United States is low, some estimates falling around 50% of dogs.
Lauren Wisnieski +2 more
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Parasitologia, 2023 Since the mid-1990s, male-only heartworm infections have been considered undetectable using antigen tests based on experimental studies. Results from those studies are in contrast to reports in the decade prior showing variable male heartworm antigen ...
Jeff Gruntmeir +3 more
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Mosquito-Borne Dog Heartworm Disease
EDIS, 2011 This document provides an overview of mosquito-borne dog heartworm disease, caused by the filarial nematode Dirofilaria immitis. It details the lifecycle of the parasite, which requires both dogs and mosquitoes to develop.
J.k. Nayar, C. Roxanne Connelly
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