30 results on '"Bode, Elizabeth F."'
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2. Session 8: Internal medicine; diagnostic imaging; cardiology
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Hall, Harriet, primary, Bexfield, Nick, additional, Skelly, Barbara, additional, Moreno, Alba Maldonado, additional, Monti, Paola, additional, Francés, Marina Martín-Ambrosio, additional, Seth, Mayank, additional, Sharman, Mellora, additional, Pollard, Danica, additional, Ortiz, Ana Liza, additional, Miller, Rachel, additional, Natsiopoulos, Thomas, additional, Walker, David, additional, Jones, Bryn, additional, Hardwick, Josh, additional, García, Andrés Salas, additional, Bacon, Jessica, additional, Selgas, Aida Gómez, additional, Tang, Julia, additional, Glanemann, Barbara, additional, Swann, James, additional, Taylor, Aimee, additional, Reeve, Jenny, additional, Black, Vicki, additional, Whitworth, Fiona, additional, Moorman, Lilah, additional, Müller, Anna, additional, Hansen, Anders E., additional, Andresen, Thomas L., additional, Henriksen, Jonas R., additional, Eriksen, Thomas, additional, McEvoy, Fintan J., additional, Taylor, Oliver, additional, Knight, Rebekah, additional, Genain, Marie-Aude, additional, Owen, Laura, additional, Watton, Thom, additional, Fisher, Andrew, additional, Hazuchova, Katarina, additional, Schofield, Imogen, additional, Brodbelt, Dave, additional, Niessen, Stijn, additional, Kennedy, Noel, additional, Khoo, Janine, additional, Geddes, Rebecca, additional, Pegram, Camilla, additional, Brodbelt, David, additional, Church, David, additional, O'Neill, Dan, additional, Escalda, Joao, additional, Sudunagunta, Siddharth, additional, Hodgkiss-Geere, Hannah, additional, Morey, Nekesa, additional, Mueller, Mikaela, additional, Sanz-Gonzalez, Inigo, additional, Aitken, Joanna B., additional, Pedro, Brigite, additional, Martin, Mike, additional, Martinez-Pereira, Yolanda, additional, Dukes-McEwan, Joanna, additional, Culshaw, Geoff J., additional, Silva, Ana Margarida, additional, Bode, Elizabeth F., additional, Prieto-Ramos, Jorge, additional, Leal, Rodolfo Oliveira, additional, Smiejan, Katarzyna, additional, Sarcinella, Fabio, additional, and Palermo, Valentina, additional
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- 2021
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3. Assessment of blood microRNA expression patterns by predictive classification algorithms can diagnose myxomatous mitral valve disease in dogs
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Palarea-Albaladejo, Javier, primary, Bode, Elizabeth. F., additional, Partington, Catheryn, additional, Basili, Mattia, additional, Mederska, Elzbieta, additional, Hodgkiss-Geere, Hannah, additional, Capewell, Paul, additional, Chauché, Caroline, additional, Coultous, Robert M, additional, Hanks, Eve, additional, and Dukes-McEwan, Joanna, additional
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- 2023
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4. Pacemaker-lead-associated thrombosis in dogs; a multicenter retrospective study:Pacemaker-lead-associated thrombosis
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Mcgrath, Ciara, Dixon, Amy, Hirst, Caroline, Bode, Elizabeth F., DeFrancesco, Teresa, Fries, Ryan, Gordon, Sonya G., Hogan, Dan, Martinez Pereira, Yolanda, Mederska, Elzbieta, Ostenkamp, Sara, Sykes, K. Tess, Vitt, Jordan, Wesselowski, Sonya, and Payne, Jessie Rosie
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IntroductionPacemaker implantation is the treatment of choice for clinically relevant bradyarrhythmias. Pacemaker-lead-associated thrombosis (PLAT) occurs in 23-45% of people with permanent transvenous pacemakers. Serious thrombo-embolic complications are reported in 0.6-3.5%. The incidence of PLAT in dogs is unknown. Animals, Materials and MethodsMulticenter retrospective study of seven centers with 606 client-owned dogs undergoing permanent pacemaker implantation between 2012-2019. Dogs were grouped into those with a transvenous pacemaker with (n=260) or without (n=268) echocardiographic follow-up, or with an epicardial pacemaker (n=78). ResultsPacemaker-lead-associated thrombosis was identified in 10.4% (27/260) of dogs with transvenous pacemakers with echocardiographic follow-up. Median time to diagnosis was 175 days (6-1,853 days). Pacemaker-lead-associated thrombosis was an incidental finding in 15/27 (55.6%) dogs. Of dogs with a urine protein/creatinine ratio measured at pacemaker implantation, dogs with PLAT were more likely to have proteinuria at pacemaker implantation versus dogs without PLAT (6/6 (100%) vs. 21/52 (40.4%), P=0.007). Urine protein/creatinine ratio was measured in 12/27 (44.4%) dogs at PLAT diagnosis, with proteinuria identified in 10/12 (83.3%) dogs. Treatment with anti-thrombotic drugs was used following identification of PLAT in 22/27 (81.5%) dogs. The thrombus resolved in 9/15 (60.0%) dogs in which follow-up echocardiography was performed. Dogs with PLAT had shorter survival times from implantation compared to those without PLAT (677 days [9-1,988 days] vs 1,105 days [1-2,661 days], P=0.003).ConclusionsPacemaker-lead-associated thrombosis is identified in 10.4% (27/260) of dogs following transvenous pacing, is associated with proteinuria, can cause significant morbidity and is associated with reduced overall survival times.
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- 2023
5. Perturbed atrial calcium handling in an ovine model of heart failure: Potential roles for reductions in the L-type calcium current
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Clarke, Jessica D., Caldwell, Jessica L., Horn, Margaux A., Bode, Elizabeth F., Richards, Mark A., Hall, Mark C.S., Graham, Helen K., Briston, Sarah J., Greensmith, David J., Eisner, David A., Dibb, Katharine M., and Trafford, Andrew W.
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- 2015
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6. Interaction of background Ca2+ influx, sarcoplasmic reticulum threshold and heart failure in determining propensity for Ca2+ waves in sheep heart
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Hutchings, David C., primary, Madders, George W. P., additional, Niort, Barbara C., additional, Bode, Elizabeth F., additional, Waddell, Caitlin A., additional, Woods, Lori S., additional, Dibb, Katharine M., additional, Eisner, David A., additional, and Trafford, Andrew W., additional
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- 2022
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7. Double-Outlet Right Atrium in a Young Cat
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Sarcinella, Fabio, Pedro, Brigite, Bode, Elizabeth F., Blundell, Richard, and Dukes-McEwan, Joanna
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8. Disordered yet functional atrial t-tubules on recovery from heart failure
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Caldwell, Jessica L., primary, Clarke, Jessica D., additional, Smith, Charlotte E.R., additional, Pinali, Christian, additional, Quinn, Callum J., additional, Pearman, Charles M., additional, Adomaviciene, Aiste, additional, Radcliffe, Emma J., additional, Watkins, Amy E., additional, Horn, Margaux A, additional, Bode, Elizabeth F., additional, Eisner, Mark, additional, Eisner, David A., additional, Trafford, Andrew W., additional, and Dibb, Katharine M., additional
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- 2021
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9. ECG of the Month
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Tsikala, Kyriaki, primary, Sudunagunta, Siddharth, additional, Paňero, María Mateos, additional, and Bode, Elizabeth F., additional
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- 2021
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10. Evaluation of serum cardiac troponin‐ I concentrations for diagnosis of infective endocarditis in dogs
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Kilkenny, Eoin, primary, Watson, Claire, additional, Dukes‐McEwan, Joanna, additional, Bode, Elizabeth F., additional, Hezzell, Melanie J., additional, Payne, Jessie Rosie, additional, and Borgeat, Kieran, additional
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- 2021
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11. Interaction of background Ca2+ influx, sarcoplasmic reticulum threshold and heart failure in determining propensity for Ca2+ waves in sheep heart.
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Hutchings, David C., Madders, George W. P., Niort, Barbara C., Bode, Elizabeth F., Waddell, Caitlin A., Woods, Lori S., Dibb, Katharine M., Eisner, David A., and Trafford, Andrew W.
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SARCOPLASMIC reticulum ,HEART failure ,ACTION potentials ,VENTRICULAR arrhythmia ,CALCIUM ions ,GOAT milk - Abstract
Ventricular arrhythmias can cause death in heart failure (HF). A trigger is the occurrence of Ca2+ waves which activate a Na+‐Ca2+ exchange (NCX) current, leading to delayed after‐depolarisations and triggered action potentials. Waves arise when sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+ content reaches a threshold and are commonly induced experimentally by raising external Ca2+, although the mechanism by which this causes waves is unclear and was the focus of this study. Intracellular Ca2+ was measured in voltage‐clamped ventricular myocytes from both control sheep and those subjected to rapid pacing to produce HF. Threshold SR Ca2+ content was determined by applying caffeine (10 mM) following a wave and integrating wave and caffeine‐induced NCX currents. Raising external Ca2+ induced waves in a greater proportion of HF cells than control. The associated increase of SR Ca2+ content was smaller in HF due to a lower threshold. Raising external Ca2+ had no effect on total influx via the L‐type Ca2+ current, ICa‐L, and increased efflux on NCX. Analysis of sarcolemmal fluxes revealed substantial background Ca2+ entry which sustains Ca2+ efflux during waves in the steady state. Wave frequency and background Ca2+ entry were decreased by Gd3+ or the TRPC6 inhibitor BI 749327. These agents also blocked Mn2+ entry. Inhibiting connexin hemi‐channels, TRPC1/4/5, L‐type channels or NCX had no effect on background entry. In conclusion, raising external Ca2+ induces waves via a background Ca2+ influx through TRPC6 channels. The greater propensity to waves in HF results from increased background entry and decreased threshold SR content. Key points: Heart failure is a pro‐arrhythmic state and arrhythmias are a major cause of death.At the cellular level, Ca2+ waves resulting in delayed after‐depolarisations are a key trigger of arrhythmias. Ca2+ waves arise when the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) becomes overloaded with Ca2+.We investigate the mechanism by which raising external Ca2+ causes waves, and how this is modified in heart failure.We demonstrate that a novel sarcolemmal background Ca2+ influx via the TRPC6 channel is responsible for SR Ca2+ overload and Ca2+ waves.The increased propensity for Ca2+ waves in heart failure results from an increase of background influx, and a lower threshold SR content.The results of the present study highlight a novel mechanism by which Ca2+ waves may arise in heart failure, providing a basis for future work and novel therapeutic targets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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12. Clinical features and outcome of dogs and cats with bidirectional and continuous right‐to‐left shunting patent ductus arteriosus
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Greet, Victoria, primary, Bode, Elizabeth F., additional, Dukes‐McEwan, Joanna, additional, Oliveira, Pedro, additional, Connolly, David J., additional, and Sargent, Julia, additional
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- 2021
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13. Association of diet with left ventricular wall thickness, troponin I and IGF‐1 in cats with subclinical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
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van Hoek, Ingrid, primary, Hodgkiss‐Geere, Hannah, additional, Bode, Elizabeth F., additional, Hamilton‐Elliott, Julie, additional, Mõtsküla, Paul, additional, Palermo, Valentina, additional, Pereira, Yolanda Martinez, additional, Culshaw, Geoff J., additional, Laxalde, Jeremy, additional, and Dukes‐McEwan, Joanna, additional
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- 2020
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14. ECG of the Month
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Sarcinella, Fabio, primary, Dukes-McEwan, Joanna, additional, Bode, Elizabeth F., additional, and Santilli, Roberto A., additional
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- 2020
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15. Associations among echocardiography, cardiac biomarkers, insulin metabolism, morphology, and inflammation in cats with asymptomatic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
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Hoek, Ingrid, primary, Hodgkiss‐Geere, Hannah, additional, Bode, Elizabeth F., additional, Hamilton‐Elliott, Julie, additional, Mõtsküla, Paul, additional, Palermo, Valentina, additional, Pereira, Yolanda M., additional, Culshaw, Geoff J., additional, Ivanova, Anna, additional, and Dukes‐McEwan, Jo, additional
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- 2020
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16. Effect of pimobendan on left atrial function in dogs with preclinical myxomatous mitral valve disease
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Sarcinella, Fabio, primary, Neves, Joao, additional, Maddox, Thomas W., additional, Hodgkiss-Geere, Hannah M., additional, Bode, Elizabeth F., additional, and Dukes-McEwan, Joanna, additional
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- 2020
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17. Association of diet with left ventricular wall thickness, troponin I and IGF‐1 in cats with subclinical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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Hoek, Ingrid, Hodgkiss‐Geere, Hannah, Bode, Elizabeth F., Hamilton‐Elliott, Julie, Mõtsküla, Paul, Palermo, Valentina, Pereira, Yolanda Martinez, Culshaw, Geoff J., Laxalde, Jeremy, and Dukes‐McEwan, Joanna
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TROPONIN I ,HYPERTROPHIC cardiomyopathy ,CATS ,ANIMAL nutrition ,DOCOSAHEXAENOIC acid - Abstract
Background: Cats with subclinical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (sHCM) have elevated serum insulin and serum amyloid A concentrations correlating with the degree of cardiac hypertrophy. Diet might affect these and other cardiac variables. Objective: Evaluate the effect of a complete, balanced diet with restricted starch and supplemented with eicosapentaenoic acid + docosahexaenoic acid (EPA + DHA) on echocardiographic variables and cardiac biomarkers in cats with sHCM. Animals Forty‐four client‐owned cats with sHCM. Methods: A prospective, randomized, double‐blind, multicenter study enrolled cats with end‐diastole interventricular septum thickness (IVSd) or left ventricular wall thickness (LVWd) ≥6 mm, or both. Nonsedated, fasted cats were examined at baseline and after 6 and 12 months of Test (restricted starch and EPA + DHA supplements) (n = 23) or Control (unrestricted starch without EPA + DHA supplementation) (n = 21) diet. Assessments included auscultation, body weight, body condition score, echocardiography and blood analysis. Linear and generalized mixed models analyzed diet, time and diet * time interactions (5% significance level). Results: No differences between diet groups were significant for any variable at any timepoint. There were significant decreases in the Test but not Control group in maximum IVSd (P =.03), maximum LVWd (P =.02) and insulin‐like growth factor‐1 levels (P =.04) after 12 months, and in ultrasensitive cardiac troponin I (cTnI) (P =.001) after 6 months; effect sizes (95% confidence interval) were 0.53 (0.09; 0.99), 0.63 (0.18; 1.09), 0.61 (0.16; 1.07), and 0.37 (−0.06; 0.8), respectively. Conclusions and Clinical Importance: Cats with sHCM fed Test diet had significant decreases in echocardiographic variables of sHCM and in cTnI and IGF‐1. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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18. Temporal Development of Autonomic Dysfunction in Heart Failure: Effects of Age in an Ovine Rapid-pacing Model
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Horn, Margaux A., Bode, Elizabeth F., Borland, Samantha J., Kirkwood, Graeme J., Briston, Sarah J., Richards, Mark A., Dibb, Katharine M., and Trafford, Andrew W.
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Heart Failure ,Time Factors ,Age-related pathology ,Adrenergic beta-Antagonists ,Age Factors ,Cardiac Pacing, Artificial ,Hemodynamics ,Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay ,Cardiovascular disease ,Autonomic Nervous System ,Acetylcholine ,Disease Models, Animal ,Electrocardiography ,Norepinephrine ,Age-related pathology, Animal model, Cardiovascular Disease ,Echocardiography ,Heart Rate ,Dobutamine ,Animals ,Original Article ,Animal model ,Female ,Biomarkers ,Sheep, Domestic - Abstract
Heart failure (HF) is predominantly a disease of older adults and characterized by extensive sympatho-vagal imbalance leading to impaired reflex control of heart rate (HR). However, whether aging influences the development or extent of the autonomic imbalance in HF remains unclear. To address this, we used an ovine model of aging with tachypacing-induced HF to determine whether aging affects the chronotropic and inotropic responses to autonomic stimulation and reduction in heart rate variability (HRV) in HF. We find that aging is associated with increased cardiac dimensions and reduced contractility before the onset of tachypacing, and these differences persist in HF. Additionally, the chronotropic response to β-adrenergic stimulation was markedly attenuated in HF, and this occurred more rapidly in aged animals. By measuring HR during sequential autonomic blockade, our data are consistent with a reduced parasympathetic control of resting HR in aging, with young HF animals having an attenuated sympathetic influence on HR. Time-domain analyses of HR show a reduction in HRV in both young and aged failing animals, although HRV is lowest in aged HF. In conclusion, aging is associated with altered autonomic control and β-adrenergic responsiveness of HR, and these are exacerbated with the development of HF.
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19. Effect of pimobendan on left atrial function in dogs with preclinical myxomatous mitral valve disease.
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Sarcinella, Fabio, Neves, Joao, Maddox, Thomas W., Hodgkiss-Geere, Hannah M., Bode, Elizabeth F., and Dukes-McEwan, Joanna
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HEART septum ,MITRAL valve ,DOGS ,PHOSPHODIESTERASE inhibitors ,HEART valve diseases - Abstract
Background: Left atrial (LA) function is an important determinant of the left ventricular (LV) filling, playing a key role in maintaining optimal cardiac performance. Pimobendan is a phosphodiesterase III inhibitor with positive inotropic and vasodilator effects. The present study aims to investigate the effects of pimobendan on LA function in dogs with stage B2 myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD). Aim: The aim of this investigation was to study the effects of pimobendan on LA function in dogs with preclinical MMVD. Methods: Twenty-seven dogs with stage B2 MMVD were retrospectively included. LA function was assessed before and 1-6 months following pimobendan initiation. For each dog, two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography was performed to assess LA diameter and volume for each phase of the LA cycle and to assess complete, passive, and active LA function. Pulsed-wave tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) of the left ventricular longitudinal myocardial velocity associated with atrial contraction (A'), both at the level of the interventricular septum and the LV free wall, was also used as an indicator of LA function. Results: There were no significant differences in any of the left atrial variables pre- and posttreatment. Conclusion: Echocardiographic estimates of LA function by 2D diameters and volumes and TDI A' in dogs with MMVD do not change after treatment with pimobendan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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20. Vitamin d status predicts 30 day mortality in hospitalised cats
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Titmarsh, Helen, Kilpatrick, Scott, Sinclair, Jennifer, Boag, Alisdair, Bode, Elizabeth F, Lalor, Stephanie M, Gaylor, Donna, Berry, Jacqueline, Bommer, Nicholas X, Gunn-Moore, Danielle, Reed, Nicki, Handel, Ian, and Mellanby, Richard J
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Vitamin D insufficiency, defined as low serum concentrations of the major circulating form of vitamin D, 25 hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), has been associated with the development of numerous infectious, inflammatory, and neoplastic disorders in humans. In addition, vitamin D insufficiency has been found to be predictive of mortality for many disorders. However, interpretation of human studies is difficult since vitamin D status is influenced by many factors, including diet, season, latitude, and exposure to UV radiation. In contrast, domesticated cats do not produce vitamin D cutaneously, and most cats are fed a commercial diet containing a relatively standard amount of vitamin D. Consequently, domesticated cats are an attractive model system in which to examine the relationship between serum 25(OH)D and health outcomes. The hypothesis of this study was that vitamin D status would predict short term, all-cause mortality in domesticated cats. Serum concentrations of 25(OH)D, together with a wide range of other clinical, hematological, and biochemical parameters, were measured in 99 consecutively hospitalised cats. Cats which died within 30 days of initial assessment had significantly lower serum 25(OH)D concentrations than cats which survived. In a linear regression model including 12 clinical variables, serum 25(OH)D concentration in the lower tertile was significantly predictive of mortality. The odds ratio of mortality within 30 days was 8.27 (95% confidence interval 2.54-31.52) for cats with a serum 25(OH)D concentration in the lower tertile. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that low serum 25(OH)D concentration status is an independent predictor of short term mortality in cats.
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21. Temporal Development of Autonomic Dysfunction in Heart Failure: Effects of Age in an Ovine Rapid-pacing Model
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Horn, Margaux A., primary, Bode, Elizabeth F., additional, Borland, Samantha J., additional, Kirkwood, Graeme J., additional, Briston, Sarah J., additional, Richards, Mark A., additional, Dibb, Katharine M., additional, and Trafford, Andrew W., additional
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22. Vitamin D Status Predicts 30 Day Mortality in Hospitalised Cats
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Titmarsh, Helen, primary, Kilpatrick, Scott, additional, Sinclair, Jennifer, additional, Boag, Alisdair, additional, Bode, Elizabeth F., additional, Lalor, Stephanie M., additional, Gaylor, Donna, additional, Berry, Jacqueline, additional, Bommer, Nicholas X., additional, Gunn-Moore, Danielle, additional, Reed, Nikki, additional, Handel, Ian, additional, and Mellanby, Richard J., additional
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- 2015
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23. Diastolic Spontaneous Calcium Release From the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Increases Beat-to-Beat Variability of Repolarization in Canine Ventricular Myocytes After β-Adrenergic Stimulation
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Johnson, Daniel M., primary, Heijman, Jordi, additional, Bode, Elizabeth F., additional, Greensmith, David J., additional, van der Linde, Henk, additional, Abi-Gerges, Najah, additional, Eisner, David A., additional, Trafford, Andrew W., additional, and Volders, Paul G.A., additional
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- 2013
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24. Changes of SERCA Activity have Proportionately Smaller Effects on Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium Content
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Bode, Elizabeth F., primary, Briston, Sarah J., additional, Trafford, Andrew W., additional, and Eisner, David A., additional
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- 2011
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25. Perturbed atrial calcium handling in an ovine model of heart failure: Potential roles for reductions in the L-type calcium current
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Clarke, Jessica D., Caldwell, Jessica L., Horn, Margaux A., Bode, Elizabeth F., Richards, Mark A., Hall, Mark C.S., Graham, Helen K., Briston, Sarah J., Greensmith, David J., Eisner, David A., Dibb, Katharine M., and Trafford, Andrew W.
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Atria ,Sarcoplasmic reticulum ,Calcium ,Heart failure ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,Molecular Biology - Abstract
Heart failure (HF) is commonly associated with reduced cardiac output and an increased risk of atrial arrhythmias particularly during β-adrenergic stimulation. The aim of the present study was to determine how HF alters systolic Ca2+ and the response to β-adrenergic (β-AR) stimulation in atrial myocytes. HF was induced in sheep by ventricular tachypacing and changes in intracellular Ca2+ concentration studied in single left atrial myocytes under voltage and current clamp conditions. The following were all reduced in HF atrial myocytes; Ca2+ transient amplitude (by 46% in current clamped and 28% in voltage clamped cells), SR dependent rate of Ca2+ removal (kSR, by 32%), L-type Ca2+ current density (by 36%) and action potential duration (APD90 by 22%). However, in HF SR Ca2+ content was increased (by 19%) when measured under voltage-clamp stimulation. Inhibiting the L-type Ca2+ current (ICa-L) in control cells reproduced both the decrease in Ca2+ transient amplitude and increase of SR Ca2+ content observed in voltage-clamped HF cells. During β-AR stimulation Ca2+ transient amplitude was the same in control and HF cells. However, ICa-L remained less in HF than control cells whilst SR Ca2+ content was highest in HF cells during β-AR stimulation. The decrease in ICa-L that occurs in HF atrial myocytes appears to underpin the decreased Ca2+ transient amplitude and increased SR Ca2+ content observed in voltage-clamped cells.
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26. Associations among echocardiography, cardiac biomarkers, insulin metabolism, morphology, and inflammation in cats with asymptomatic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
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V. Palermo, Geoff Culshaw, Elizabeth F. Bode, Hannah Hodgkiss-Geere, Yolanda Martinez Pereira, Jo Dukes-McEwan, Ingrid van Hoek, Anna Ivanova, Julie Hamilton-Elliott, Paul Mõtsküla, van Hoek, Ingrid, Hodgkiss-Geere, Hannah, Bode, Elizabeth F., Hamilton-Elliott, Julie, Motskula, Paul, Palermo, Valentina, Pereira, Yolanda M., Culshaw, Geoff J., Ivanova, Anna, and Dukes-McEwan, Jo
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,insulin/IGF‐1 mediated growth ,insulin ,insulin/IGF-1 mediated growth ,040301 veterinary sciences ,medicine.drug_class ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Cardiology ,cat ,Standard Article ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Cat Diseases ,Asymptomatic ,Muscle hypertrophy ,0403 veterinary science ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Natriuretic peptide ,hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy ,Animals ,Humans ,IGF-1 mediated growth ,Serum amyloid A ,CATS ,lcsh:Veterinary medicine ,General Veterinary ,biology ,business.industry ,Insulin ,cardiac hypertrophy ,Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic ,medicine.disease ,Troponin ,Standard Articles ,Echocardiography ,biology.protein ,Cats ,lcsh:SF600-1100 ,Female ,SMALL ANIMAL ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Biomarkers - Abstract
Background Insulin, insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), and inflammation possibly are involved in cats with asymptomatic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (aHCM). Objectives To evaluate echocardiography, morphology, cardiac and inflammatory markers, insulin and IGF-1 in cats with aHCM. Animals Fifty-one client-owned cats with aHCM. Methods Observational descriptive study. Variables (body weight [BW], body condition score [BCS], echocardiography, and serum concentrations of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide [NT-proBNP], ultra-sensitive troponin-I [c-TnI], serum amyloid A [SAA], insulin, glucose and IGF-1) were evaluated for significant increases above echocardiography cutoff values and laboratory reference ranges, associations and effect of left atrial (LA) remodeling and generalized hypertrophy. Results Cats with aHCM had BCS >= 6/9 (P = .01) and insulin (P < .001), NT-proBNP (P = .001) and cTn-I (P < .001) above laboratory reference ranges. Associations were present between NT-proBNP and maximum end-diastolic interventricular septum thickness (IVSd; rho = .32; P = .05), maximum end-diastolic left ventricular free wall thickness;(rho = .41; P = .01), LA/Aorta (rho = .52; P = .001) and LA diameter (LA-max; rho = .32; P = .05); c-TnI and LA/Aorta (rho = .49; P = .003) and LA-max (rho = .28; P = .05); and SAA and number of IVSd regions >= 6 mm thickness (rho = .28; P = .05). Body weight and BCS were associated with IGF-1 (r = 0.44; P = .001), and insulin (rho = .33; P = .02), glucose (rho = .29; P = .04) and IGF-1 (rho = .32; P = .02), respectively. Concentrations of NT-proBNP (P = .02) and c-TnI (P = .01), and SAA (P = .02), were higher in cats with LA remodeling, and generalized hypertrophy, respectively. Conclusions and clinical importance Results suggest potential implications of insulin, IGF-1, and inflammation in cats with aHCM, but it remains to be confirmed whether these findings represent a physiological process or a part of the pathogenesis and development of disease. Royal Canin SAS van Hoek, I (reprint author), Royal Canin SAS, Res & Dev, 650 Ave Petite Camargue, F-30470 Aimargues, France. ingrid.van.hoek@royalcanin.com
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- 2020
27. Restoring Atrial T-Tubules Augments Systolic Ca Upon Recovery From Heart Failure.
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Caldwell JL, Clarke JD, Smith CER, Pinali C, Quinn CJ, Pearman CM, Adomaviciene A, Radcliffe EJ, Watkins A, Horn MA, Bode EF, Madders GWP, Eisner M, Eisner DA, Trafford AW, and Dibb KM
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- Animals, Sheep, Calcium metabolism, Calcium Signaling, Rats, Sarcoplasmic Reticulum metabolism, Sarcoplasmic Reticulum ultrastructure, Sarcoplasmic Reticulum pathology, Recovery of Function, Mitochondria, Heart metabolism, Mitochondria, Heart ultrastructure, Mitochondria, Heart pathology, Cells, Cultured, Systole, Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases metabolism, Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel metabolism, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Female, Heart Failure metabolism, Heart Failure physiopathology, Heart Failure pathology, Myocytes, Cardiac metabolism, Myocytes, Cardiac pathology, Myocytes, Cardiac ultrastructure, Heart Atria metabolism, Heart Atria pathology, Heart Atria physiopathology
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Background: Transverse (t)-tubules drive the rapid and synchronous Ca
2+ rise in cardiac myocytes. The virtual complete atrial t-tubule loss in heart failure (HF) decreases Ca2+ release. It is unknown if or how atrial t-tubules can be restored and how this affects systolic Ca2+ ., Methods: HF was induced in sheep by rapid ventricular pacing and recovered following termination of rapid pacing. Serial block-face scanning electron microscopy and confocal imaging were used to study t-tubule ultrastructure. Function was assessed using patch clamp, Ca2+ , and confocal imaging. Candidate proteins involved in atrial t-tubule recovery were identified by western blot and expressed in rat neonatal ventricular myocytes to determine if they altered t-tubule structure., Results: Atrial t-tubules were lost in HF but reappeared following recovery from HF. Recovered t-tubules were disordered, adopting distinct morphologies with increased t-tubule length and branching. T-tubule disorder was associated with mitochondrial disorder. Recovered t-tubules were functional, triggering Ca2+ release in the cell interior. Systolic Ca2+ , ICa-L , sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ content, and sarcoendoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase function were restored following recovery from HF. Confocal microscopy showed fragmentation of ryanodine receptor staining and movement away from the z-line in HF, which was reversed following recovery from HF. Acute detubulation, to remove recovered t-tubules, confirmed their key role in restoration of the systolic Ca2+ transient, the rate of Ca2+ removal, and the peak L-type Ca2+ current. The abundance of telethonin and myotubularin decreased during HF and increased during recovery. Transfection with these proteins altered the density and structure of tubules in neonatal myocytes. Myotubularin had a greater effect, increasing tubule length and branching, replicating that seen in the recovery atria., Conclusions: We show that recovery from HF restores atrial t-tubules, and this promotes recovery of ICa-L , sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ content, and systolic Ca2+ . We demonstrate an important role for myotubularin in t-tubule restoration. Our findings reveal a new and viable therapeutic strategy., Competing Interests: None.- Published
- 2024
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28. Interaction of background Ca 2+ influx, sarcoplasmic reticulum threshold and heart failure in determining propensity for Ca 2+ waves in sheep heart.
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Hutchings DC, Madders GWP, Niort BC, Bode EF, Waddell CA, Woods LS, Dibb KM, Eisner DA, and Trafford AW
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- Animals, Arrhythmias, Cardiac etiology, Caffeine pharmacology, Calcium metabolism, Myocytes, Cardiac physiology, Sheep, TRPC6 Cation Channel, Heart Failure complications, Sarcoplasmic Reticulum metabolism
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Ventricular arrhythmias can cause death in heart failure (HF). A trigger is the occurrence of Ca
2+ waves which activate a Na+ -Ca2+ exchange (NCX) current, leading to delayed after-depolarisations and triggered action potentials. Waves arise when sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+ content reaches a threshold and are commonly induced experimentally by raising external Ca2+ , although the mechanism by which this causes waves is unclear and was the focus of this study. Intracellular Ca2+ was measured in voltage-clamped ventricular myocytes from both control sheep and those subjected to rapid pacing to produce HF. Threshold SR Ca2+ content was determined by applying caffeine (10 mM) following a wave and integrating wave and caffeine-induced NCX currents. Raising external Ca2+ induced waves in a greater proportion of HF cells than control. The associated increase of SR Ca2+ content was smaller in HF due to a lower threshold. Raising external Ca2+ had no effect on total influx via the L-type Ca2+ current, ICa-L , and increased efflux on NCX. Analysis of sarcolemmal fluxes revealed substantial background Ca2+ entry which sustains Ca2+ efflux during waves in the steady state. Wave frequency and background Ca2+ entry were decreased by Gd3+ or the TRPC6 inhibitor BI 749327. These agents also blocked Mn2+ entry. Inhibiting connexin hemi-channels, TRPC1/4/5, L-type channels or NCX had no effect on background entry. In conclusion, raising external Ca2+ induces waves via a background Ca2+ influx through TRPC6 channels. The greater propensity to waves in HF results from increased background entry and decreased threshold SR content. KEY POINTS: Heart failure is a pro-arrhythmic state and arrhythmias are a major cause of death. At the cellular level, Ca2+ waves resulting in delayed after-depolarisations are a key trigger of arrhythmias. Ca2+ waves arise when the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) becomes overloaded with Ca2+ . We investigate the mechanism by which raising external Ca2+ causes waves, and how this is modified in heart failure. We demonstrate that a novel sarcolemmal background Ca2+ influx via the TRPC6 channel is responsible for SR Ca2+ overload and Ca2+ waves. The increased propensity for Ca2+ waves in heart failure results from an increase of background influx, and a lower threshold SR content. The results of the present study highlight a novel mechanism by which Ca2+ waves may arise in heart failure, providing a basis for future work and novel therapeutic targets., (© 2022 The Authors. The Journal of Physiology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of The Physiological Society.)- Published
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29. Associations among echocardiography, cardiac biomarkers, insulin metabolism, morphology, and inflammation in cats with asymptomatic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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van Hoek I, Hodgkiss-Geere H, Bode EF, Hamilton-Elliott J, Mõtsküla P, Palermo V, Pereira YM, Culshaw GJ, Ivanova A, and Dukes-McEwan J
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- Animals, Biomarkers blood, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic blood, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic metabolism, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic pathology, Cat Diseases blood, Cat Diseases metabolism, Cats, Female, Humans, Male, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic veterinary, Cat Diseases diagnosis, Echocardiography veterinary, Insulin metabolism
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Background: Insulin, insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), and inflammation possibly are involved in cats with asymptomatic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (aHCM)., Objectives: To evaluate echocardiography, morphology, cardiac and inflammatory markers, insulin and IGF-1 in cats with aHCM., Animals: Fifty-one client-owned cats with aHCM., Methods: Observational descriptive study. Variables (body weight [BW], body condition score [BCS], echocardiography, and serum concentrations of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide [NT-proBNP], ultra-sensitive troponin-I [c-TnI], serum amyloid A [SAA], insulin, glucose and IGF-1) were evaluated for significant increases above echocardiography cutoff values and laboratory reference ranges, associations and effect of left atrial (LA) remodeling and generalized hypertrophy., Results: Cats with aHCM had BCS ≥6/9 (P = .01) and insulin (P < .001), NT-proBNP (P = .001) and cTn-I (P < .001) above laboratory reference ranges. Associations were present between NT-proBNP and maximum end-diastolic interventricular septum thickness (IVSd; ρ = .32; P = .05), maximum end-diastolic left ventricular free wall thickness;(ρ = .41; P = .01), LA/Aorta (ρ = .52; P = .001) and LA diameter (LA-max; ρ = .32; P = .05); c-TnI and LA/Aorta (ρ = .49; P = .003) and LA-max (ρ = .28; P = .05); and SAA and number of IVSd regions ≥6 mm thickness (ρ = .28; P = .05). Body weight and BCS were associated with IGF-1 (r = 0.44; P = .001), and insulin (ρ = .33; P = .02), glucose (ρ = .29; P = .04) and IGF-1 (ρ = .32; P = .02), respectively. Concentrations of NT-proBNP (P = .02) and c-TnI (P = .01), and SAA (P = .02), were higher in cats with LA remodeling, and generalized hypertrophy, respectively., Conclusions and Clinical Importance: Results suggest potential implications of insulin, IGF-1, and inflammation in cats with aHCM, but it remains to be confirmed whether these findings represent a physiological process or a part of the pathogenesis and development of disease., (© 2020 The Authors. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.)
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30. Temporal Development of Autonomic Dysfunction in Heart Failure: Effects of Age in an Ovine Rapid-pacing Model.
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Horn MA, Bode EF, Borland SJ, Kirkwood GJ, Briston SJ, Richards MA, Dibb KM, and Trafford AW
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- Acetylcholine pharmacology, Adrenergic beta-Antagonists pharmacology, Age Factors, Animals, Biomarkers blood, Cardiac Pacing, Artificial, Disease Models, Animal, Dobutamine pharmacology, Echocardiography, Electrocardiography, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Female, Heart Rate drug effects, Heart Rate physiology, Hemodynamics, Norepinephrine blood, Sheep, Domestic, Time Factors, Autonomic Nervous System physiopathology, Heart Failure physiopathology
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Heart failure (HF) is predominantly a disease of older adults and characterized by extensive sympatho-vagal imbalance leading to impaired reflex control of heart rate (HR). However, whether aging influences the development or extent of the autonomic imbalance in HF remains unclear. To address this, we used an ovine model of aging with tachypacing-induced HF to determine whether aging affects the chronotropic and inotropic responses to autonomic stimulation and reduction in heart rate variability (HRV) in HF. We find that aging is associated with increased cardiac dimensions and reduced contractility before the onset of tachypacing, and these differences persist in HF. Additionally, the chronotropic response to β-adrenergic stimulation was markedly attenuated in HF, and this occurred more rapidly in aged animals. By measuring HR during sequential autonomic blockade, our data are consistent with a reduced parasympathetic control of resting HR in aging, with young HF animals having an attenuated sympathetic influence on HR. Time-domain analyses of HR show a reduction in HRV in both young and aged failing animals, although HRV is lowest in aged HF. In conclusion, aging is associated with altered autonomic control and β-adrenergic responsiveness of HR, and these are exacerbated with the development of HF., (© The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America.)
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