Comparative cardiac macroscopic and microscopic study in cats with hyperthyroidism vs. cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Vet Q. 2023 Jul 10:1-21. doi: 10.1080/01652176.2023.2234436. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHyperthyroidism is considered the most common endocrinopathy in middle-aged and old cats. The increased level of thyroid hormones influences many organs, including the heart. Cardiac functional and structural abnormalities in cats with hyperthyroidism have indeed been previously described. Nonetheless, myocardial vasculature has not been subjected to analysis. Also, no comparison with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has been previously described. Although it has been shown that clinical alterations resolve after the treatment of hyperthy...
Source: Veterinary Quarterly - July 10, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Izabela Janus Agnieszka Noszczyk-Nowak Joanna Bubak Massimiliano Tursi Cristina Vercelli Marcin Nowak Source Type: research
Assessment of misdiagnosis in small animal intensive care patients using the Modified Goldman criteria
Vet Q. 2023 Jul 4:1-12. doi: 10.1080/01652176.2023.2233584. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe postmortem examination can be used as a means of quality control for clinical diagnoses. A retrospective study on 300 dogs and cats that had been admitted to a small animal intensive care unit was performed comparing the clinical and postmortem findings, using the Modified Goldman criteria. All patient files were reevaluated for clinical diagnoses and all postmortem material was reevaluated for pathological diagnoses. After this, the Modified Goldman criteria were applied to score the discrepancies between them, and factors associ...
Source: Veterinary Quarterly - July 4, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Sanne Hugen Nynke Ankringa Joris Henricus Robben Chiara Valtolina Source Type: research
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Vet Q. 2023 Jun 29:1. doi: 10.1080/01652176.2023.2231520. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37381818 | DOI:10.1080/01652176.2023.2231520 (Source: Veterinary Quarterly)
Source: Veterinary Quarterly - June 29, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Han van der Kolk Source Type: research
