Publications by authors named "S Oricco"
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- The study investigates the size and function of the left atrium in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels (CKCS) with mitral valve disease across different ACVIM stages.
- It finds that certain echocardiographic measures, like left atrial diameter normalized by body weight and various volume measurements, show significant differences between the classes of the disease's progression.
- Results indicate that active left atrial emptying is enhanced in early-stage dogs (ACVIM B1) but decreases in symptomatic cases (C/D), highlighting the presence of atrial remodeling and dysfunction as the disease advances.
This randomized prospective clinical study aimed to compare the hemodynamic effects of propofol and alfaxalone for the induction of anesthesia in dogs. Thirty-one healthy dogs undergoing various procedures in a private referral center were premedicated with intramuscular acepromazine (0.015 mg/kg) and methadone (0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA nine-year-old spayed female domestic shorthair cat with a previous diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and treated for one month with atenolol (6.25 mg q 12 h) was referred for respiratory distress and anorexia. The cat was diagnosed with pulmonary oedema secondary to obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is a biomarker of tubular damage, and its elevation has been described in human and canine cardiorenal syndrome. The aim was to evaluate the association between echocardiographic indexes and urine NGAL (uNGAL) and uNGAL normalized to urine creatinine (uNGALC) in dogs with MMVD. This is a multicentric prospective cross-sectional study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Lung ultrasound (LUS) is a noninvasive tool for examining respiratory distress patients. The lung ultrasound score (LUSS) can be used to quantify and monitor lung aeration loss with good reliability.
Hypothesis/objectives: Assess the reliability of a new LUSS among raters with different levels of experience and determine how well the same raters agree on identifying patterns of LUS abnormalities.