Systemic hypertension (SHT) in dogs is considered a health risk factor. Telmisartan is a well-known antihypertensive agent in humans. There are limited reports about its efficacy in dogs. Five dogs with primary and secondary SHT refractory to the combined treatment of benazepril and amlodipine had...
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Caro-Vadillo, A.; Daza-González, M. A.; Gonzalez-Alonso-Alegre, E.; Rodríguez, A.; Gómez-García, J.
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group, London, UK
Citation
Veterinary Record Case Reports, 2018, 6, 2, pp e000471
Background: One of the purposes of treatment for dogs with mitral regurgitation (MR) is lowering left atrial pressure (LAP). There has been few study of the amlodipine in dogs with MR and amlodipine's effect on LAP has not been fully evaluated in a quantitative manner because of difficulties in...
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Suzuki, S.; Fukushima, R.; Ishikawa, T.; Yamamoto, Y.; Hama, L.; Kim SooMin; Yoshiyuki, R.; Machida, N.; Tanaka, R.
Publisher
BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
Citation
BMC Veterinary Research, 2012, 8, 166, pp (18 September 2012)
Acute canine idiopathic polyradiculoneuritis (ACIP) is one of the most common generalized neuromuscular diseases affecting dogs. In this report, we describe a 5-year-old, 25-kg, male, intact, Siberian Husky dog with ACIP with secondary induced arterial hypertension {systolic blood pressure [mean...
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Musteata, M.; Ştefănescu, R.; Baisan, A. R.; Mocanu, D.; Paşca, S. A.; Hrițcu, L. D.; Henea, M.; Solcan, G.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Veterinary Quarterly, 2020, 40, 223-228, pp 223-238
Objectives: To describe the occurrence of systemic hypertension in dogs with acute kidney injury and the efficacy of amlodipine besylate for its treatment. Methods: This retrospective study included 52 dogs with acute kidney injury (2007 to 2008) grouped based on the use of amlodipine in their...
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Geigy, C. A.; Schweighauser, A.; Doherr, M.; Francey, T.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK
Citation
Journal of Small Animal Practice, 2011, 52, 7, pp 340-346
Background: Calcium channel blocking drugs, usually nifedipine and less often amlodipine, have been reported to cause gingival hyperplasia (GH) in humans. Hypothesis: Amlodipine, a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocking drug, can cause GH when administered chronically to older small dogs with...
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Thomason, J. D.; Fallaw, T. L.; Carmichael, K. P.; Radlinsky, M. A.; Calvert, C. A.
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, UK
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2009, 23, 1, pp 39-42
Introduction: This study examined whether the angiotensin II receptor blocker telmisartan had inhibitory effects on drug-induced renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) activation in normal dogs. Animals: Five healthy laboratory beagles were used in this study. Methods: Each dog received ...
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Konta, M.; Nagakawa, M.; Sakatani, A.; Akabane, R.; Miyagawa, Y.; Takemura, N.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Cardiology, 2018, 20, 5, pp 376-383
This study aimed to compare echocardiographic, electrocardiographic and blood pressure parameters between dogs with congestive heart failure treated with pimobendan and those treated with amlodipine in addition to conventional therapy. A prospective, randomized, double-blind study was conducted in ...
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Kamakura, O. N.; Goldfeder, G. T.; Itikawa, P. H.; Pessoa, R. B.; Larsson, M. H. M. A.
Publisher
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Faculdade de Veterinária, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Citation
Acta Scientiae Veterinariae, 2017, 45, pp 1440
Chronic mitral valve regurgitation is the most frequent heart disease of dogs, accounting for 75-85% of cases of heart diseases. It is caused by myxomatous mitral valve degeneration (mitral endocardiosis), therefore, an acquired degenerative disease that can lead to congestive heart failure (CHF)....
Author(s)
Kamakura, O. N.
Publisher
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Citation
Avaliação comparativa dos efeitos do anlodipino e da pimobendana na insuficiência valvar crônica de mitral em cães, 2016, pp 128 pp.
This report details two cases of adverse drug reactions to amlodipine. The first case presented with diffuse peripheral oedema and a history of amlodipine therapy. Haematology, clinical chemistry, endocrine testing, thoracic, abdominal and cardiac imaging revealed no cause for oedema. Amlodipine...
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Creevy, K. E.; Scuderi, M. A.; Ellis, A. E.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK
Citation
Journal of Small Animal Practice, 2013, 54, 11, pp 601-604
Introduction: To determine if alacepril, an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, has a long duration of action for inhibition of drug-induced renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) activation in normal dogs. Animals: Five healthy laboratory dogs were used in this study. Materials and...
Author(s)
Sakatani, A.; Miyagawa, Y.; Takemura, N.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Cardiology, 2016, 18, 3, pp 248-254