Clinical Efficacy of Pimobendan on Dogs with Chronic Mitral Valvular Diseases

만성 이첨판 폐쇄부전증 이환된 견에서 피모벤단의 임상적 효과

  • Nam, So-Jeong (Section of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Park, In-Chul (Section of Diagnostic Imaging, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Hyun, Chang-Baig (Section of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University)
  • 남소정 (강원대학교 수의(학부)대학 소동물 내과교실) ;
  • 박인철 (강원대학교 수의(학부)대학 방사선학 교실) ;
  • 현창백 (강원대학교 수의(학부)대학 소동물 내과교실)
  • Published : 2009.02.27

Abstract

Pimobendan is a recently developed cardiac drug which is useful to control moderate to severe congestive heart failure (CHF) from chronic mitral valvular diseases (CMVI). Because of controversy related to the efficacy and safety of pimobendan in dogs, the optimal efficacy and safety of pimobendan was assessed in 20 dogs with CMVI in this study. Scores for quality of life, respiratory failure, circulatory failure and heart failure were evaluated along with radiographical and echocardiographical assessments for about 2 months period after the addition of pimobendan into the regular cardiac medications. This study proved clear evidence that pimobendan had beneficial therapeutic effects in dogs with advanced CMVI, without particular adverse effects. However, further studies are warranted to address the drug interaction with other cardiac therapeutics and to assess therapeutic effects in CHF from other type of heart diseases in dogs and other animals.

피모벤단은 최근에 발견되어, 만성 이첨판 폐쇄부전증에 의한 중등도에서 심한 울혈성 심부전을 관리하는데 유용하게 사용되는 심장성 약물이다. 아직까지 개에서 피모벤단의 효능과 안전성에 대한 의견이 분분하다. 따라서 본 연구는 최적의 효능과 안전성을 알아보기 위하여 만성 이첨판 폐쇄부전증에 이환된 20마리의 개를 평가하였다. 일반적인 심장 약물 처방에 피모벤단을 추가한 뒤 삶의 질, 호흡부전, 순환부전과 심부전의 상태를 방사선과 심초음파 검사와 함께 두 달간 평가하였다. 본 연구에서는 진행된 만성 이첨판 폐쇄부전증에 이환된 개에서 피모벤단이 특별한 부작용 없이 긍정적인 치료 효과를 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 다른 심장 처방약과 피모벤단의 상호 작용 효과에 중점을 둔 연구와 이첨판 폐쇄부전증이 아닌 다른 심장질병에 의한 개와 다른 동물의 심부전에 어떠한 치료효과를 보이는지 평가하는 추가적인 연구가 필요할 것이다.

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