Traditional and nontraditional effective and noneffective therapies for cardiac disease in dogs and cats

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 187-216

  Pion, Paul D ^a  

^a VETERINARY INFORMATION NETWORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMLODIPINE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ARGININE; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARNITINE; CATALASE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CREATINE; CYSTEINE SULFINIC ACID; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; FLAVONOID; FUROSEMIDE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYDRALAZINE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; SELENIUM; SITOSTEROL; SPIRONOLACTONE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TAURINE; UBIDECARENONE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AMINO ACID DEFICIENCY; ANIMAL CARE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CARNITINE; CAT DISEASES; CATS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HEART DISEASES; TAURINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0742306051     PISSN: 01955616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2003.10.012     Document Type: Review

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