In heartworm disease, several biomarkers of cardiopulmonary injury and inflammatory
activity have been studied during the recent years. D-dimer is a fibrin degradation product …

The prognosis and success of adulticide treatment depends on the baseline severity of
infection with Dirofilaria immitis in dogs and can influence the therapeutic protocol to …

Canine heartworm disease caused by Dirofilaria immitis is considered a pulmonary disease,
which leads to pulmonary hypertension, and in the late stage, may induce right cardiac …

Cardiopulmonary biomarkers are biological parameters that can be objectively measured
and quantified as indicators of pathogenic processes (heartworm disease) or as indicators of …

Heartworm disease (Dirofilaria immitis) is a parasitic disease of dogs and other carnivores,
characterized by the presence of adult worms in the pulmonary arteries and right ventricle …

The cornerstones of diagnosis of heartworm (HW) in dogs are the detection of circulating
antigen from adult female Dirofilaria immitis or the visualization of microfilariae in whole …

Background Heartworm disease in dogs is a life-threatening parasitic disease. Although
adulticide treatment with melarsomine has been proven to be the most effective …

Background Heartworm-associated respiratory disease (HARD) in cats is induced by the
arrival and death of immature adult Dirofilaria immitis in the pulmonary system and is …

Previous studies have shown the existence of an acute phase response in dogs with
heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis), probably caused by the vascular inflammation that occurs …

Although the acute death syndrome in feline heartworm disease is widely recognized, its
pathogenesis remains a mystery. The most widely held hypothesis is that an acute …