[Individual glycoside therapy using serum concentration determination in heart insufficiency of horses].

Abstract

23 horses and one donkey with congestive heart failure are treated with a standardized methyldigoxin dose (0.0032 mg/kg of body weight). The therapy is controlled by the serum concentration of the cardiac glycoside. 4 horses have a higher and 13 horses a lower serum concentration as necessary for therapeutic approach. The influence of additional diseases and medications is demonstrated. Finally a rule for the evaluation of the individual therapeutic glycoside-dose is given.

• Authors: G Staudacher
• Journal: Berliner und Munchener tierarztliche Wochenschrift (Berl Munch Tierarztl Wochenschr) Vol. 102 Issue 1 Pg. 1-3 (Jan 01 1989) ISSN: 0005-9366 [Print] Germany
• Vernacular Title: Individuelle Glykosidtherapie mittels Serumkonzentrationbestimmung bei der Herzinsuffizienz des Pferdes.
• PMID: 2923617 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Digoxin
• Medigoxin

Topics

• Animals
• Digoxin (analogs & derivatives)
• Female
• Heart Failure (drug therapy, veterinary)
• Horse Diseases (drug therapy)
• Horses
• Male
• Medigoxin (blood, therapeutic use)
• Perissodactyla