• DOI:10.2460/JAVMA.2002.221.654
Corpus ID: 11617609

Effects of long-term administration of enalapril on clinical indicators of renal function in dogs with compensated mitral regurgitation.

@article{Atkins2002EffectsOL,
  title={Effects of long-term administration of enalapril on clinical indicators of renal function in dogs with compensated mitral regurgitation.},
  author={Clarke E Atkins and William A. Brown and Julie R Coats and Mary Ann Crawford and Teresa C DeFrancesco and Joel Edwards and Philip R Fox and Bruce W Keene and Linda B. Lehmkuhl and M.W. Luethy and Kathryn M. Meurs and J Petrie and Frank S. Pipers and Steven L. Rosenthal and Jennifer A Sidley and J Straus},
  journal={Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association},
  year={2002},
  volume={221 5},
  pages={
          654-8
        }
}

• C. Atkins, W. A. Brown, +13 authors J. Straus
• Published 1 September 2002
• Medicine
• Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of long-term administration of enalapril on renal function in dogs with severe, compensated mitral regurgitation. DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. ANIMALS 139 dogs with mitral regurgitation but without overt signs of heart failure. PROCEDURE Dogs were randomly assigned to be treated with enalapril (0.5 mg/kg [0.23 mg/lb], PO, q 24 h) or placebo, and serum creatinine and urea nitrogen concentrations were measured at regular intervals for up to 26 months… Expand