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Evaluation of cardiopulmonary and inflammatory markers in dogs with heartworm infection during treatment with the 2014 American Heartworm Society recommended treatment protocol

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
Background Heartworm disease in dogs is a life-threatening parasitic disease. Although adulticide treatment with melarsomine has been proven to be the most effective, complications associated with adulticide treatment are major concerns for clinicians ...
Won-Kyoung Yoon, Ye-Won Kim, Sang-I L Suh, Ran Choi, Seung-Gon Lee, Changbaig Hyun   +5 more
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Key factors influencing canine heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, in the United States

Parasites & Vectors, 2012
An examination of the Companion Animal Parasite Council’s (CAPC) canine heartworm data to clarify the spatial prevalence of heartworm in the United States. Factors thought to influence the spatial risk of disease, as identified in a recent CAPC workshop,
Brown Heidi E, Harrington Laura C, Kaufman Phillip E, McKay Tanja, Bowman Dwight D, Nelson C, Wang Dongmei, Lund Robert   +7 more
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Ivermectin - old drug, new tricks? [PDF]

, 2017
Ivermectin is one of the most important drugs in veterinary and human medicine for the control of parasitic infection and was the joint focus of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, some 35 years after its remarkable discovery.
Devaney, Eileen, Gillan, Victoria, Laing, Roz   +2 more
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Regional and local temporal trends in the prevalence of canine heartworm infection in the contiguous United States: 2012–2018

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background Canine heartworm disease is a potentially fatal disease for which treatment is financially burdensome for many pet owners. Prevention is strongly advocated by the veterinary community along with routine testing for infection during annual ...
Stella W. Self, Cassan N. Pulaski, Christopher S. McMahan, D. Andrew Brown, Michael J. Yabsley, Jenna R. Gettings   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Population Pharmacokinetics of Sildenafil in Dogs With Naturally Occurring Pulmonary Hypertension

Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The pharmacokinetics of sildenafil are ill‐defined in dogs with naturally occurring pulmonary hypertension (PH). Because the plasma concentrations of sildenafil have not been reported for dogs with this disease, this study aimed to describe the population pharmacokinetics of sildenafil in a sample of dogs with PH. Twenty client‐owned dogs with
Mariko Yata, Teresa C. DeFrancesco, John D. Bonagura, Mark G. Papich   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence, gross and histopathological findings in the lungs of suspected heartworm infected cats in the Klang Valley, Malaysia [PDF]

, 2012
Feline heartworm disease is a potentially life-threatening disease of cats that most commonly manifests as heartworm-associated respiratory disease (HARD).
Jalil, Julida, Mohamed Mustapha, Noordin, Watanabe, Malaika   +2 more
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Perceptions of Medications and Supplements by U.S. Dog‐Interested Members of the Public and Final‐Year Veterinary Students

Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Veterinary graduates must be prepared to educate clients about medications and supplements. We surveyed 1955 Dog Aging Project newsletter recipients and 40 final‐year veterinary students at Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences on their perceptions about medications and supplements. Respondents indicated whether each
Sidonie T. Gallinger, Johanna C. Heseltine, Kate Illing, Virginia R. Fajt, Dog Aging Project Consortium, Joshua M. Akey, Brooke Benton, Elhanan Borenstein, Marta G. Castelhano, Amanda E. Coleman, Kate E. Creevy, Kyle Crowder, Matthew D. Dunbar, Virginia R. Fajt, Annette L. Fitzpatrick, Unity Jeffery, Erica C. Jonlin, Matt Kaeberlein, Elinor K. Karlsson, Kathleen F. Kerr, Jonathan M. Levine, Jing Ma, Robyn L. McClelland, Daniel E. L. Promislow, Audrey Ruple, Stephen M. Schwartz, Sandi Shrager, Noah Snyder‐Mackler, M. Katherine Tolbert, Silvan R. Urfer, Benjamin S. Wilfond, Kate E. Creevy   +31 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular detection of Leishmania infantum, filariae and Wolbachia spp. in dogs from southern Portugal [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Leishmaniosis caused by the protozoan Leishmania infantum and dirofilariosis caused by the nematodes Dirofilaria immitis or Dirofilaria repens are vector-borne zoonoses widely present in the Mediterranean basin.
A Oleaga, AM Alho, AS Tommasi De, B Menn, C Bandi, C Maia, C Maia, C Maia, C Maia, C Maia, CA Ferreira, Carla Maia, D Otranto, F Dantas-Torres, José Manuel Cristóvão, JW McCall, L Campino, L Kramer, Laura Altet, Lenea Campino, Lorena Serrano, Luís Cardoso, M Landum, Maria Dolores Tabar, MD Tabar, O Courtenay, O Francino, Olga Francino, R Galvez, S Cortes, S Miranda, T Zivicnjak, Xavier Roura   +32 more
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Echocardiographic Evaluation of the Right Ventricular Thickness, Myocardial Visualization, and Fractional Area Change: The Impact of Contrast Agent and Transducer Selection

Veterinary Radiology &Ultrasound, Volume 67, Issue 2, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Accurate assessment of right ventricular wall thickness, myocardial visualization, and chamber dimensions is crucial in veterinary cardiology but remains understudied in dogs. This prospective observational study evaluated 10 healthy beagle dogs to compare three echocardiographic approaches for assessing right ventricular parameters: sector ...
Yeonju Park, Suyeon Yoon, Sumin Han, Jihye Shin, Minhyung Kim, Seungjo Park   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) in carnivores kept in zoos in Texas, USA: risk perception, practices, and antigen detection

Parasites & Vectors, 2023
Background Dirofilaria immitis is the causative agent of heartworm disease in wild and domestic canids, felids, and mustelids. Recent studies demonstrate that additional families in the order Carnivora are also susceptible to infection.
Kaitlyn E. Upton, Christine M. Budke, Guilherme G. Verocai   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source