Electrocardiographic and echocardiographic evaluation in dogs with hypothyroidism before and after levothyroxine supplementation: A prospective controlled study

Abstract Background Improvement in cardiac function has been demonstrated after thyroxine treatment in humans with hypothyroidism using the myocardial performance index (MPI). Cardiac changes after thyroxine supplementation are poorly documented in dogs with spontaneous hypothyroidism and comparison...

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Main Authors: Carlo Guglielmini, Michele Berlanda, Federico Fracassi, Helen Poser, Shani Koren, Marco Baron Toaldo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-09-01
Series:Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15600