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    Aldosterone-progesterone relationship in sexually intact Chihuahua bitches

    Aldosterone represents an important target of heart failure therapy and may be a valuable indicator of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system activity. However, its assessment might be challenging because of...

    Alberto Galizzi, Greta Dossi, Vitaliano Borromeo, Paola Pocar in BMC Veterinary Research (2023)

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    Database development and survival analysis in a clinical and historical cohort of dogs affected by myxomatous mitral valve disease treated or not with pimobendan using causal inference techniques

    The aim of this work was to retrospectively evaluate the influence of pimobendan on the survival time (ST) of dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease at different stages using an Inverse Probability Weightin...

    Mara Bagardi, Valentina Palermo, Chiara Locatelli in Veterinary Research Communications (2022)

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    Factors affecting the urinary aldosterone-to-creatinine ratio in healthy dogs and dogs with naturally occurring myxomatous mitral valve disease

    Chronic renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) activation in course of heart diseases contributes to cardiac remodeling and heart failure. Myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) is characterized by differ...

    Alberto Galizzi, Mara Bagardi, Angelica Stranieri in BMC Veterinary Research (2021)

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    Serum proteomic profiles in CKCS with Mitral valve disease

    Myxomatous mitral valve disease (MVD) is the most common acquired heart disease in dogs, and the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (CKCS) is the most studied breed because of the high prevalence, early onset and h...

    Chiara Locatelli, Cristian Piras, Giulia Riscazzi in BMC Veterinary Research (2017)