Treatment of three cats with hyperviscosity syndrome and congestive heart failure using plasmapheresis

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-55

  Boyle, Tonya E ^a   Holowaychuk, Marie K ^b   Adams, Allison K ^c   Marks, Steven L ^d  

^a Port City Veterinary Referral Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c Veterinary Eye Care   (United States)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMAPHERESIS; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CAT DISEASES; CATS; HEART FAILURE; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650839025     PISSN: 15473317     EISSN: 15473317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/JAAHA-MS-5635     Document Type: Article

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