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Current research projects

Project leader	Project title
Brünisholz	Effects of Hydroxyethyl Starch (HAES) solution on Colloid Osmotic Pressure and Cardiovascular Function in Horses undergoing General Anesthesia for Elective Surgeries
Junge	Rotational thromboelastometry for assessment of coagulation in horses: Method reliability and normal reference intervals
Maischberger	Diagnostic performance of a quantitative human procalcitonin (PT) assay in acute bacterial infections of the equine respiratory tract
	Development and validation of a novel diagnostic procalcitonin (PT) immunoassay for equine serum samples
	Prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDR) in hospitalised patients of the Equine Department in Zurich
Pongratz	Evaluation of a handheld Point-of-Care Trigylceride Monitor (Accutrend® Plus) compared with an in-house standard laboratory assay
Schwarzwald	Validation of the QuickVet Coag Analyzer for mesurement of plasma fibrinogen concentrations in horses
	Echocardiographic assessment of left atrial size and mechanical function in healthy horses and in horses with cardiac disease
	Assessment of left ventricular function in healthy horses and in horses with heart disease using pulsed-wave tissue Doppler imaging (PW TDI)
	Long-term follow-up in horses with aortic regurgitation.
	Transthoracic echocardiography in calves between 1 day and 3 months of age
	Prognostic relevance of atrial stunning in horses after conversion of atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm
	Assessment of left ventricular size and function in horses using linear measurements, area measurements and volume estimates.
Trachsel	Analytic validation and comparison of three commercial immunoassays for measurement of plasma atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) concentration in horses
	Analytic validation of a commercial available immunoassay (i-STAT®) for measurements of plasma cardiac troponin I concentrations in horses

Completed research projects

Project leader	Project title
Birkmann	Comparison of the efficacy of omeprazole as a powder paste and as an enteric coated formulation in healing of gastric ulcers in horses
Gerber	Maintenance solution especially conceived for horses compared with a conventional ringer solution in colic patients
Hug	Evaluation of a Continuous Glucose Monitoring System compared with an in-house standard laboratory assay and a handheld Point-of-Care Glucose Monitor in neonatal foals
Jenni	In vitro and in vivo studies to the use of equine valved conduits as novel heterologous bioprostheses for patients with congenital cardiac malformations
Schwarzwald	PROSPECTIVE MULTI-CENTER STUDY OF THE ASSOCIATION OF LACTATE CONCENTRATION WITH SURVIVAL IN SICK NEONATAL FOALS.
	Quantitative Analysis of Stress Echocardiograms in Healthy Horses using Two-Dimensional Echocardiography, Anatomical M-Mode, Tissue Doppler Imaging, and Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking
	Methods and Reliability of Tissue Doppler Imaging for Assessment of Left Ventricular Radial Wall Motion in Horses
	Left Ventricular Radial and Circumferential Wall Motion Analysis in Horses Using Strain, Strain Rate, and Displacement by 2D Speckle Tracking
	Two-dimensional and M-mode echocardiography in 30 Saanen-Goats: Normal values of echocardiographic measurements in standing goats and in goats under general anesthesia.
	Normal electrocardiographic time intervals in horses of various sizes—relation of ECG time intervals to body mass.
	The use of strain, strain rate, and displacement by 2D speckle tracking for assessment of left ventricular function in 30 Saanen-Goats: Methodology, reliability, reference values, and influence of general anesthesia.
	Assessment of left ventricular size and function in horses using anatomical M-mode echocardiography
	Identification of novel cardiac biomarkers in horses using a CLINOMICS approach
	Recombinant human erythropoietin as a cause of non-regenerative anemia in a stable of racing Thoroughbreds: A retrospective study on 14 horses.
	Treatment of atrial fibrillation in horses using an extended-release preparation of quinidine sulfate: A retrospective study on 20 cases.
	The search for valved conduit tissue grafts for adults (>22mm): An ultrasonographic study of jugular vein diameters of horses and cattle
Trachsel	Atrial natriuretic peptide in horses with cardiac diseases
	Atrial natriuretic peptide in horses with atrial fibrillation before and after treatment
	Atrial expression of atrial natriuretic peptide in a sheep model of pacing-induced atrial fibrillation
	Plasma atrial natriuretic peptide concentrations in horses with heart disease
	Observer agreement for detection of cardiac arrhythmias on telemetric ECG recordings obtained at rest, during, and after exercise in 10 Warmblood horses.