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ArticleJournal of veterinary internal medicine2019

ECEIM consensus statement on equine metabolic syndrome.

Andy E Durham, Nicholas Frank, Cathy M McGowan, Nicola J Menzies-Gow, Ellen Roelfsema, Ingrid Vervuert, Karsten Feige, Kerstin Fey

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Article in Journal of veterinary internal medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 119 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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119citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

119 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 276 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 8 institutions in 5 countries.

Andy E DurhamLiphook Equine Hospital, Liphook, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5420-1102
Nicholas FrankDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, Massachusetts.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0564-7976
Cathy M McGowanInstitute of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Neston, United Kingdom.
Nicola J Menzies-GowDepartment of clinical sciences and services, Royal Veterinary College, Herts, United Kingdom.
Ellen RoelfsemaDepartment of Equine Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Ingrid VervuertFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Nutrition Diseases and Dietetics, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7151-0751
Karsten FeigeClinic for Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany.
Kerstin FeyEquine Clinic, Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen · DEKalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital · USLeipzig University · DERoyal Veterinary College · GBTufts University · USUniversity of Applied Sciences Utrecht · NLUniversity of Liverpool · GBUniversity of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) is a widely recognized collection of risk factors for endocrinopathic laminitis. The most important of these risk factors is insulin dysregulation (ID). Clinicians and horse owners must recognize the presence of these risk factors so that they can be targeted and controlled to reduce the risk of laminitis attacks. Diagnosis of EMS is based partly on the horse's history and clinical examination findings, and partly on laboratory testing. Several choices of test exist which examine different facets of ID and other related metabolic disturbances. EMS is controlled mainly by dietary strategies and exercise programs that aim to improve insulin regulation and decrease obesity where present. In some cases, pharmacologic aids might be useful. Management of an EMS case is a long-term strategy requiring diligence and discipline by the horse's carer and support and guidance from their veterinarians.

Indexed as

ConsensusAnimalsEndocrine System DiseasesFoot DiseasesHoof and ClawHorse DiseasesHorsesInsulinMetabolic SyndromeObesitySocieties, VeterinaryInsulinEMSendocrinopathicinsulinlaminitis

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PMID30724412
PMCPMC6430910
OpenAlexW2914703817

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