Preliminary study on the effects of pergolide on left ventricular function in the horses with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction.

Heidrun Gehlen Judith Fisch Roswitha Merle Dagmar S Trachsel

Published in: Journal of veterinary science (2021)

No changes of the left ventricular function assessed by TDE and STE could be shown in a small population of horses with confirmed PPID. Treatment with pergolide did not affect the ventricular function nor induce valvular disease.

Keyphrases

left ventricular
heart failure
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
acute myocardial infarction
mitral valve
aortic stenosis
cardiac resynchronization therapy
atrial fibrillation
oxidative stress
coronary artery disease
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
replacement therapy
growth hormone
ejection fraction