Low plasma taurine levels in English cocker spaniels diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy
| Autor: | X Navarro-Cubas, Hannah Hodgkiss-Geere, B. Pedro, Jo Dukes-McEwan, N Graef, M Basili |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Cardiomyopathy
Dilated medicine.medical_specialty Taurine business.industry Cardiomyopathy Dilated cardiomyopathy Retrospective cohort study Heart medicine.disease Gastroenterology chemistry.chemical_compound Dogs chemistry CARDIAC THERAPY Internal medicine Heart failure Referral centre Medicine Animals Clinical significance Dog Diseases Small Animals business Retrospective Studies |
| Zdroj: | JOURNAL OF SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to evaluate taurine levels in English cocker spaniels with dilated cardiomyopathy and assess their survival time and natural progression of their disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective comparison of English cocker spaniels with dilated cardiomyopathy phenotype with and without taurine deficiency at the cardiology department of a UK academic referral centre between 2008 and 2018. RESULTS Taurine plasma concentration was available in 16 English cocker spaniels with dilated cardiomyopathy phenotype; 13 of 16 had congestive heart failure and three of 16 did not. Taurine concentration was low ( |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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