Case-control study of the effects of pimobendan on survival time in cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure
Reina-Doreste, Y., Stern, J. A., Keene, B. W., Tou, S. P., Atkins, C. E., DeFrancesco, T. C., … Meurs, K. M. (2014, August 22). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Vol. 245, pp. 534–539.
MeSH headings : Animals; Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / drug therapy; Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / mortality; Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / veterinary; Cardiotonic Agents / therapeutic use; Case-Control Studies; Cat Diseases / drug therapy; Cat Diseases / mortality; Cats; Female; Heart Failure / drug therapy; Heart Failure / mortality; Heart Failure / veterinary; Male; Pyridazines / therapeutic use; Retrospective Studies
topics (OpenAlex): Cardiovascular Conditions and Treatments; Congenital Heart Disease Studies; Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
TL;DR:
The addition of pimobendan to traditional treatment for CHF may provide a substantial clinical benefit in survival time for HCM-affected cats with CHF and possibly HOCM- affected cats withCHF.
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