Symmetric Dimethylarginine in Cats with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Diabetes Mellitus.

Rebecca LanghornI N KielerJ KochL B ChristiansenL R Jessen

Published in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2017)

Serum SDMA concentrations in cats with HCM were not significantly different from those of healthy control cats. Cats with DM, however, had significantly lower SDMA concentrations than controls, a finding that needs further investigation and should be kept in mind when evaluating renal function of cats with this endocrinopathy.

Keyphrases

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
left ventricular
heart failure
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
glycemic control