Cardiac and Metabolic Variables in Obese Dogs

Background The etiology of obesity‐related cardiac dysfunction (ORCD) is linked to metabolic syndrome in people. Studies have indicated that obese dogs have components of metabolic syndrome, warranting evaluation for ORCD in obese dogs. Objectives To evaluate cardiac structure and function and metab...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of veterinary internal medicine 2017-07, Vol.31 (4), p.1000-1007
Hauptverfasser: Tropf, M., Nelson, O.L., Lee, P.M., Weng, H.Y.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Background The etiology of obesity‐related cardiac dysfunction (ORCD) is linked to metabolic syndrome in people. Studies have indicated that obese dogs have components of metabolic syndrome, warranting evaluation for ORCD in obese dogs. Objectives To evaluate cardiac structure and function and metabolic variables in obese dogs compared to ideal weight dogs. Animals Forty‐six healthy, small‐breed (
ISSN:0891-6640
1939-1676
DOI:10.1111/jvim.14775