Brent D. Aona

Works (6)

Updated: July 5th, 2023 15:35

2021 journal article

Association of diet with clinical outcomes in dogs with dilated cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure*

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY CARDIOLOGY, 40, 99–109.

By: A. Walker*, T. DeFrancesco n , J. Bonagura n , B. Keene n, K. Meurs n , S. Tou n, K. Kurtz*, B. Aona* ...

author keywords: Canine; Survival; Grain-free; Echocardiography; Nutritional
MeSH headings : Animals; Dogs; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / diagnosis; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / veterinary; Diet / veterinary; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Echocardiography / veterinary; Edible Grain; Heart Failure / complications; Heart Failure / therapy; Heart Failure / veterinary; Retrospective Studies
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Added: June 6, 2022

2018 journal article

Echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular systolic function in Boxers with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY CARDIOLOGY, 20(5), 343–353.

By: S. Cunningham *, B. Aona n, K. Antoon *, J. Rush * & B. Barton *

author keywords: Canine; Cardiac; Arrhythmia; Right ventricle
MeSH headings : Age Factors; Animals; Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia / physiopathology; Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia / veterinary; Dog Diseases / physiopathology; Dogs; Echocardiography / veterinary; Female; Male; Sex Factors; Ventricular Function, Right
TL;DR: No correlation was found between markers of RV function and body weight in this population of Boxer dogs in contrast to prior studies evaluating these parameters in dogs of different breeds and body types. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: November 26, 2018

2018 journal article

Echocardiographic phenotype of canine dilated cardiomyopathy differs based on diet type

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY CARDIOLOGY, 21, 1–9.

By: D. Adin n, T. DeFrancesco n , B. Keene n, S. Tou n, K. Meurs n , C. Atkins n, B. Aona n, K. Kurtz n ...

author keywords: Nutritional; Heart failure; Dog; Taurine
MeSH headings : Animals; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / diagnostic imaging; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / pathology; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / veterinary; Diet / adverse effects; Diet / veterinary; Dog Diseases / diagnostic imaging; Dog Diseases / pathology; Dogs; Echocardiography / veterinary; Edible Grain / adverse effects; Female; Male; Phenotype
TL;DR: Dietary-associated DCM occurs with some GF diets and can improve with nutritional management, including diet change, and the role of taurine supplementation, even without deficiency, is uncertain. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: April 2, 2019

2018 journal article

Evaluation of point-of-care thoracic ultrasound and NT-proBNP for the diagnosis of congestive heart failure in cats with respiratory distress

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, 32(5), 1530–1540.

By: J. Ward *, G. Lisciandro, W. Ware *, A. Viall *, B. Aona n, K. Kurtz n, Y. Reina-Doreste n, T. DeFrancesco n 

author keywords: B-lines; biomarker; cardiac; feline; lung; point-of-care; respiratory
MeSH headings : Animals; Biomarkers / blood; Cat Diseases / blood; Cat Diseases / diagnosis; Cats; Echocardiography / veterinary; False Negative Reactions; False Positive Reactions; Female; Heart Failure / blood; Heart Failure / diagnosis; Heart Failure / veterinary; Male; Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / blood; Peptide Fragments / blood; Point-of-Care Systems; Retrospective Studies
TL;DR: Lung ultrasound and blood NT‐proBNP were significant predictors of CHF in a multivariate model and point‐of‐care diagnostic techniques of LUS, FCU, and NT‐ proBNP are useful to diagnoseCHF in cats with respiratory distress. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: November 5, 2018

2017 journal article

Angiotensin-converting enzyme activity and inhibition in dogs with cardiac disease and an angiotensin-converting enzyme polymorphism

JOURNAL OF THE RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN-ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM, 18(4).

By: K. Meurs n , J. Stern n , C. Atkins n, D. Adin n, B. Aona n, J. Condit n, T. DeFrancesco n , Y. Reina-Doreste n ...

author keywords: Polymorphism; canine; angiotensin-converting enzyme; enalapril
MeSH headings : Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / therapeutic use; Animals; Breeding; Dogs; Genotype; Heart Diseases / drug therapy; Heart Diseases / enzymology; Heart Diseases / genetics; Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / genetics; Polymorphism, Genetic
TL;DR: It is possible that the genetic status and ACE activity of dogs may impact the response of dogs with this variant to an ACE inhibitor, and an ACE polymorphism is associated with lower levels of ACE activity. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Evaluation of genes associated with human myxomatous mitral valve disease in dogs with familial myxomatous mitral valve degeneration

VETERINARY JOURNAL, 232, 16–19.

By: K. Meurs n , S. Friedenberg *, B. Williams n, B. Keene n, C. Atkins n, D. Adin n, B. Aona n, T. DeFrancesco n  ...

author keywords: Canine; Cavalier King Charles spaniel; Dachshund; Genetic; Mitral valve; Myxomatous valve
MeSH headings : Animals; DNA / blood; Dog Diseases / genetics; Dogs; Heart Valve Diseases / genetics; Heart Valve Diseases / veterinary; Humans; Mitral Valve; Mitral Valve Prolapse / genetics; Mutation; Species Specificity; Whole Genome Sequencing / veterinary
TL;DR: Although mitral valve disease in the CKCS and Dachshund is a familial disease, it was hypothesized that a genetic mutation associated with the development of the human form of MMVD was associated withthe development of canine MMVD and this work identified genetic cause in the genes responsible for the human disease. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

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