Assessment of myocardial function in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy cats with and without response to medical treatment by carvedilol

Assessment of myocardial function in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy cats with and without response to medical treatment by carvedilol

Abstract Background Inconsistency of treatment response in cats with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is well recognized. We hypothesized that the difference in response to beta-blockers may be caused by myocardial functional abnormalities. This study was designed to compare myocardial functi...

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Main Authors: Ryohei Suzuki, Yohei Mochizuki, Yunosuke Yuchi, Yuyo Yasumura, Takahiro Saito, Takahiro Teshima, Hirotaka Matsumoto, Hidekazu Koyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Beta-blocker
Cat
Echocardiography
Heart
Speckle-tracking
Strain
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-019-2141-0

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