L
L Braz-Ruivo
Publications - 2
Citations - 139
L Braz-Ruivo is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Troponin I & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 111 citations.
Papers
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Efficacy of Pimobendan in the prevention of congestive heart failure or sudden death in Doberman Pinschers with preclinical dilated cardiomyopathy (The PROTECT Study)
Nuala Summerfield,Adrian Boswood,Michael R. O'Grady,Sonya G. Gordon,Joanna Dukes-McEwan,Mark A. Oyama,Sarah Smith,M. Patteson,Anne French,Geoff Culshaw,L Braz-Ruivo,Amara H. Estrada,M. L. O'Sullivan,J. Loureiro,Ruth Willis,P. Watson +15 more
TL;DR: Administration of pimobendan to Dobermans with preclinical DCM prolongs the time to the onset of clinical signs and extends survival and treatment of dogs in the preclinical phase of this common cardiovascular disorder can lead to improved outcome.
Journal ArticleDOI
Prospective evaluation of the combined value of physical examination and biomarker variables in screening for preclinical dilated cardiomyopathy in Doberman Pinschers.
Sonya G. Gordon,Sonya Wesselowski,Amara H. Estrada,L Braz-Ruivo,Nancy A. Morris,Jens Häggström,Michael R. O'Grady,Elizabeth Malcolm +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the combined value of physical examination (PE), N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP) and cardiac troponin I (cTnI) was used for detecting dilated cardiomyopathy in Doberman Pinschers.