From:
sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2005-01-18 18:37:31 UTC
Subject: RE: Cardiomypathy Question
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <2927070.1106073451200.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Dilated cardiomyopathy is a condition of the heart muscle in which the wall=
s of the heart become progressively thinner. It is more common than the ha=
rder to find hypertrophic cardiomyopathy which at times may be genetic. (F=
or those who are curious on that score see:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ferret-Genetics/message/3352
which includes mention of this article =
http://circres.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/92/1/73
"The Homeobox Gene Lbx1 Specifies a Subpopulation of Cardiac Neural
Crest Necessary for Normal Heart Development"
Konstanze Sch=E4fer, Petra Neuhaus, Julia Kruse, Thomas Braun
Circ Res. 2003 Jan 10;92(1):73-80.
Excerpt:
> Interestingly, in humans there have been reports about hypertrophic
> cardiomyopathy in association with lentiginosis as manifested in the
>leopard syndrome and other disorders of the neural crest tissue
>further emphasizing the potential role of neural crest in the
> development of a hyperplastic or hypertrophic heart disease.)
Anyway, there is a LOT of useful cardiomyopathy info in the FHL Archives at=
http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org =
and also a compilation of some earlier posts in the Files section at
http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/ferrethealth
Here are some other useful write-ups:
http://www.vetsoftware.com/acvc2002-hess2.htm (not all on the heart but th=
e section on cardiomyopathy has a lot on meds)
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc
http://www.heidihoefer.com/pages/ferrets/ferret_heart.htm
and
http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/ferrethealth/ReferenceShelf/comp_pharm.htm=
l (in case you need compounded meds. Many such pharmacies ship.)
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