A5076572472- Cardiovascular Conditions and Treatments
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Congenital heart defects research
- Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
- Coronary Artery Anomalies
- Virus-based gene therapy research
- Animal Virus Infections Studies
- Helminth infection and control
- Abdominal vascular conditions and treatments
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
- Cardiac tumors and thrombi
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
- Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Soil Geostatistics and Mapping
University of Parma
2011-2025
University of Perugia
2020-2021
University of Turin
2010
Azienda Usl 8 Arezzo
2010
Background Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most prevalent heart disorder in cats and principal cause of cardiovascular morbidity mortality. Yet, impact preclinical disease unresolved. Hypothesis/Objectives Observational study to characterize survival with nonobstructive (HCM) obstructive (HOCM) hypertrophic apparently healthy (AH). Animals One thousand seven hundred thirty client‐owned (430 HCM; 578 HOCM; 722 AH). Methods Retrospective multicenter, longitudinal, cohort study. Cats from 21...
Antimicrobials are frequently administered for therapeutic and prophylactic purposes in companion animals. Their use is closely monitored as related to antimicrobial resistance both human veterinary medicine. This retrospective study aimed describe prescription by different clinical services cats visited at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of University Parma (VTH-UP) between January 2021 December 2023. The antibiotic classes were divided according categorization antibiotics adopted European...
Efficacy of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) blockade using angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) in dogs with preclinical myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) is controversial.Administration spironolactone (2-4 mg q 24 h) and benazepril (0.25-0.5 MMVD, not receiving any other cardiac medications, delays the onset heart failure (HF) cardiac-related death. Moreover, it reduces progression as indicated by echocardiographic parameters level biomarkers N-terminal pro brain...
An 8-month-old intact male domestic shorthair cat was referred to the Emergency Service of Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) Department Science University Parma (Italy) from municipal multi-cat shelter, during winter season (January 2023), for lethargy, anorexia, hypothermia, and hypoglycemia. At VTH, upon cardiologic examination, an increase in heart rate, under normal blood pressure conditions, detected. Signalment, clinical history, basal metabolic panel (BMP), ultrasound investigations,...
Background Veterinary literature lacks data about cardiovascular–renal disorders (Cv RD ) and cardiorenal‐anemia syndrome ( CRAS in dogs. Hypothesis A direct correlation exists between ACVIM class IRIS stage; chronic kidney disease CKD complicates mitral valve CMVD more often than does anemia Animals One hundred fifty‐eight client‐owned dogs with . Methods Signalment, physical examination findings, electrocardiography, thoracic radiographs, echocardiography, blood analysis were...
A cat was presented with a history of vomiting, decreased appetite and weight loss. Abnormal findings were poor body condition, pale mucous membranes, dehydration palpable abdominal mass. Abdominal ultrasound showed lymph node enlargement, mass uncertain origin, thickening the muscularis layer small bowel, focal ileum loss layering free peritoneal fluid. Cytology revealed piogranulomatous infiltrate numerous macrophages containing oval or round yeast‐like cells 2 to 5 µm diameter central,...
A nine-year-old spayed female domestic shorthair cat with a previous diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and treated for one month atenolol (6.25 mg q 12 h) was referred respiratory distress anorexia. The diagnosed pulmonary oedema secondary to obstructive cardiomyopathy. After stabilisation, she discharged furosemide (1 mg/kg h), clopidogrel (18.75 24 mirtazapine (2 mg/cat increase appetite. At recheck, the lethargic presented severe bradycardia junctional escape rhythm...
To identify the predictive value on time to onset of heart failure (HF) or cardiac death clinical, radiographic, and echocardiographic variables, as well biomarkers N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) troponin I in dogs with preclinical myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD). One hundred sixty-eight MMVD left atrium aortic root ratio ≥1.6 (LA:Ao) normalized ventricular end-diastolic diameter ≥1.7 were included. Prospective, randomized, multicenter, single-blinded,...
Dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) can experience progressive renal tubular damage and dysfunction. The prevalence of is not known in dogs stable MMVD.To evaluate MMVD by evaluation urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL).Ninety-eight grouped according to the American College Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) staging (group B1, n = 23; group B2, 27; C + D, 48) 46 healthy dogs.Multicenter prospective observational study. Serum urine chemistry including NGAL...
Epidemiologic knowledge regarding noncardiovascular and all-cause mortality in apparently healthy cats (AH) with preclinical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (pHCM) is limited, hindering development of evidence-based healthcare guidelines.
Background Subaortic stenosis ( SAS ) is a common congenital heart disease in Boxers. Doppler‐derived aortic peak velocity (AoPV) diagnostic criterion for the disease. Objectives To investigate influence of emotional stress during echocardiographic examination on AoPV normal and ‐affected evaluate effects root diameters Dogs Two hundred fifteen 19 Methods The was recorded at beginning (T0), when dog assumed to decrease based behavioral parameters rate (T1). AoPV0–AoPV1 calculated. In dogs,...
The aims of this study were to investigate the role and relative importance auscultation echocardiography traits as risk factors for diagnosis subaortic (SubAS) pulmonic (PS) stenosis estimate heritability (h(2)) cardiac measurements taken through a random sample Italian Boxer dogs. data cardiovascular examination results 1,283 dogs (686 females 597 males) enrolled in national screening program heart defects arranged by Club. Examinations performed during 6-yr period group 7 veterinary...
Perimembranous ventricular septal defect is a common congenital heart disease in the dog. It can partially or completely close with age by development of membranous aneurysm. Aortic endocarditis reported complication and aneurysm human beings. This report describes case aortic associated perforated small boxer
Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is a biomarker of tubular damage, and its elevation has been described in human canine cardiorenal syndrome. The aim was to evaluate the association between echocardiographic indexes urine NGAL (uNGAL) uNGAL normalized creatinine (uNGALC) dogs with MMVD. This multicentric prospective cross-sectional study. A total 77 MMVD at different ACVIM stages were included. All underwent echocardiography, serum chemistry, urinalysis. Echocardiographic...
The study was aimed at evaluating the anatomy of left ventricular outflow tract, aortic valve, and ascending aorta by means multiplane transesophageal echocardiography in Boxer dogs with basilar heart murmurs comparing two‐dimensional (2D) transthoracic to for diagnosis subaortic stenosis this breed. Twenty‐eight Boxers were included allocated four groups according physical routine 2D Doppler findings: group A—dogs low grade (I–II/VI) without overt evidence (14 dogs); B—dogs type 1 (seven...