Cardiac troponins are sensitive and specific markers of myocardial injury. The troponin
concentration can be thought of as a quantitative measure of the degree of injury sustained …

Canine myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) is similar to Barlow's form of MMVD in
humans. These valvulopathies are complex, with varying speeds of progression. We …

Cardiopulmonary biomarkers are biological parameters that can be objectively measured
and quantified as indicators of pathogenic processes (heartworm disease) or as indicators of …

Introduction Mitral valve disease (MVD), including mitral valve regurgitation (MR) and mitral
valve stenosis (MS), is a chronic and progressive cardiac malady. However, the metabolic …

Heartworm disease (Dirofilaria immitis) is a parasitic disease of dogs and other carnivores,
characterized by the presence of adult worms in the pulmonary arteries and right ventricle …

In human medicine, cardiac biomarkers, such as natriuretic peptides and troponins, are
routinely used for the diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring of heart diseases. Similarly, these …

Se analizaron los niveles séricos de creatina quinasa-MB (CK-MB) y lactato
deshidrogenasa (LDH) en 10 perros diagnosticados con enfermedad valvular degenerativa …

Although canine cardiac diseases are an important health problem worldwide, limited
records document their prevalence in Egypt. Cardiac diseases may be of acquired or …

Canine parvovirus (CPV) is the most dangerous and contagious virus that affects
unprotected dogs. Two distinct parvoviruses are now known to infect dogs—the pathogenic …

The most common etiologic agent that causes canine hepatozoonosis is Hepatozoon canis
(H. canis). High parasitemia is associated with symptoms of fever, anorexia, weight loss …