Dr. Kathryn Meurs

Education
  • DVM University of Wisconsin College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Internship North Carolina State University
  • Residency and PhD in clinical cardiology at Texas A&M University
  • Post-doctoral fellowship with Texas Heart Institute.
  • Research Interests
    Familial cardiac disease, particularly cardiomyopathies

    Bibliography / Recent Publications

    Baumwart RD, Meurs KM.
    Assessment of plasma brain natriuretic peptide concentration in Boxers with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.
    Am J Vet Res. 2005 Dec;66(12):2086-9.
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    Baumwart RD, Meurs KM, Bonagura JD.
    Tei index of myocardial performance applied to the right ventricle in normal dogs.
    J Vet Intern Med. 2005 Nov-Dec;19(6):828-32.
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    Meurs KM, Sanchez X, David RM, Bowles NE, Towbin JA, Reiser PJ, Kittleson JA, Munro MJ, Dryburgh K, Macdonald KA, Kittleson MD.
    A cardiac myosin binding protein C mutation in the Maine Coon cat with familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
    Hum Mol Genet. 2005 Dec 1;14(23):3587-93. Epub 2005 Oct 19.
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    Meurs KM, Lehmkuhl LB, Bonagura JD.
    Survival times in dogs with severe subvalvular aortic stenosis treated with balloon valvuloplasty or atenolol.
    J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2005 Aug 1;227(3):420-4.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16121608&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_docsum

    Baumwart RD, Meurs KM, Atkins CE, Bonagura JD, DeFrancesco TC, Keene BW, Koplitz S, Luis Fuentes V, Miller MW, Rausch W, Spier AW.
    Clinical, echocardiographic, and electrocardiographic abnormalities in Boxers with cardiomyopathy and left ventricular systolic dysfunction: 48 cases (1985-2003).
    J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2005 Apr 1;226(7):1102-4.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15825736&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_docsum

    Kraus MS, Calvert CA, Spier AW, Meurs KM, Anderson DE.
    Determination of electrocardiographic parameters in healthy llamas and alpacas.
    Am J Vet Res. 2004 Dec;65(12):1719-23.
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    Spier AW, Meurs KM.
    Use of signal-averaged electrocardiography in the evaluation of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy in boxers.
    J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2004 Oct 1;225(7):1050-5.
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    Meurs KM.
    Boxer dog cardiomyopathy: an update.
    Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2004 Sep;34(5):1235-44, viii. Review.
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    Basso C, Fox PR, Meurs KM, Towbin JA, Spier AW, Calabrese F, Maron BJ, Thiene G.
    Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy causing sudden cardiac death in boxer dogs: a new animal model of human disease.
    Circulation. 2004 Mar 9;109(9):1180-5. Epub 2004 Mar 1.
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    Spier AW, Meurs KM.
    Evaluation of spontaneous variability in the frequency of ventricular arrhythmias in Boxers with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.
    J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2004 Feb 15;224(4):538-41.
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    Spier AW, Meurs KM.
    Assessment of heart rate variability in Boxers with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.
    J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2004 Feb 15;224(4):534-7.
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    Davainis GM, Meurs KM, Wright NA.
    The relationship of resting s-T segment depression to the severity of subvalvular aortic stenosis and the presence of ventricular premature complexes in the dog.
    J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2004 Jan-Feb;40(1):20-3.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=14736901&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_docsum

    Nout YS, Hinchcliff KW, Bonagura JD, Meurs KM, Papenfuss TL.
    Cardiac amyloidosis in a horse.
    J Vet Intern Med. 2003 Jul-Aug;17(4):588-92. No abstract available.
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    Koplitz SL, Meurs KM, Spier AW, Bonagura JD, Fuentes VL, Wright NA.
    Aortic ejection velocity in healthy Boxers with soft cardiac murmurs and Boxers without cardiac murmurs: 201 cases (1997-2001).
    J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2003 Mar 15;222(6):770-4.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12675300&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_DocSum

    Atkins CE, Brown WA, Coats JR, Crawford MA, DeFrancesco TC, Edwards J, Fox PR, Keene BW, Lehmkuhl L, Luethy M, Meurs K, Petrie JP, Pipers F, Rosenthal S, Sidley JA, Straus J.
    Effects of long-term administration of enalapril on clinical indicators of renal function in dogs with compensated mitral regurgitation.
    J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2002 Sep 1;221(5):654-8. Erratum in: J Am Vet Med Assoc 2002 Oct 15;221(8):1149.
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    Meurs KM, Spier AW, Wright NA, Atkins CE, DeFrancesco TC, Gordon SG, Hamlin RL, Keene BW, Miller MW, Moise NS.
    Comparison of the effects of four antiarrhythmic treatments for familial ventricular arrhythmias in Boxers.
    J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2002 Aug 15;221(4):522-7.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12184702&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_DocSum

    Meurs KM, Fox PR, Miller MW, Kapadia S, Mann DL.
    Plasma concentrations of tumor necrosis factor-alpha in cats with congestive heart failure.
    Am J Vet Res. 2002 May;63(5):640-2.
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    Spier AW, Meurs KM, Muir WW, Lehmkuhl LB, Hamlin RL.
    Correlation of QT dispersion with indices used to evaluate the severity of familial ventricular arrhythmias in Boxers.
    Am J Vet Res. 2001 Sep;62(9):1481-5.
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    Meurs KM, Spier AW, Wright NA, Hamlin RL.
    Use of ambulatory electrocardiography for detection of ventricular premature complexes in healthy dogs.
    J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2001 Apr 15;218(8):1291-2.
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    Meurs KM, Miller MW, Wright NA.
    Clinical features of dilated cardiomyopathy in Great Danes and results of a pedigree analysis: 17 cases (1990-2000).
    J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2001 Mar 1;218(5):729-32.
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    Spier AW, Meurs KM, Coovert DD, Lehmkuhl LB, O'Grady MR, Freeman LM, Burghes AH, Towbin JA.
    Use of western immunoblot for evaluation of myocardial dystrophin, alpha-sarcoglycan, and beta-dystroglycan in dogs with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
    Am J Vet Res. 2001 Jan;62(1):67-71.
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    Meurs KM, Magnon AL, Spier AW, Miller MW, Lehmkuhl LB, Towbin JA.
    Evaluation of the cardiac actin gene in Doberman Pinschers with dilated cardiomyopathy.
    Am J Vet Res. 2001 Jan;62(1):33-6.
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    Maxson TR, Meurs KM, Lehmkuhl LB, Magnon AL, Weisbrode SE, Atkins CE.
    Polymerase chain reaction analysis for viruses in paraffin-embedded myocardium from dogs with dilated cardiomyopathy or myocarditis.
    Am J Vet Res. 2001 Jan;62(1):130-5.
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    Meurs KM, Spier AW, Wright NA, Hamlin RL.
    Comparison of in-hospital versus 24-hour ambulatory electrocardiography for detection of ventricular premature complexes in mature Boxers.
    J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2001 Jan 15;218(2):222-4.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=11195827&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_DocSum

    DeFrancesco TC, Atkins CE, Miller MW, Meurs KM, Keene BW.
    Use of echocardiography for the diagnosis of heartworm disease in cats: 43 cases (1985-1997).
    J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2001 Jan 1;218(1):66-9.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=11149717&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_DocSum

    Meurs KM, Miller MW, Slater MR, Glaze K.
    Arterial blood pressure measurement in a population of healthy geriatric dogs.
    J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2000 Nov-Dec;36(6):497-500.
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    Magnon AL, Meurs KM, Kittleson MD, Ware WA.
    Single nucleotide polymorphisms in intron 5 of the feline myosin regulatory light chain gene detected by SSCP analysis.
    Anim Genet. 2000 Aug;31(4):281-2. No abstract available.
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    Magnon AL, Meurs KM, Kittleson MD, Ware WA.
    A highly polymorphic marker identified in intron 15 of the feline cardiac troponin T gene by SSCP analysis.
    Anim Genet. 2000 Jun;31(3):236-7. No abstract available.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=10895324&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_DocSum

    Meurs KM, Kittleson M, Spangler E, Ware WA, Womack JE, Towbin JA.
    Nine polymorphisms within the head and hinge region of the feline cardiac beta-myosin heavy chain gene.
    Anim Genet. 2000 Jun;31(3):231. No abstract available.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=10895319&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_DocSum

    Meurs KM, Fox PR, Magnon AL, Liu S, Towbin JA.
    Molecular screening by polymerase chain reaction detects panleukopenia virus DNA in formalin-fixed hearts from cats with idiopathic cardiomyopathy and myocarditis.
    Cardiovasc Pathol. 2000 Mar-Apr;9(2):119-26.
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    Meurs KM, Spier AW, Miller MW, Lehmkuhl L, Towbin JA.
    Familial ventricular arrhythmias in boxers.
    J Vet Intern Med. 1999 Sep-Oct;13(5):437-9.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=10499727&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_DocSum

    Schatzberg S, Olby N, Steingold S, Keene B, Atkins C, Meurs K, Solomon G, Goedegebuure SA, Wilton S, Sharp N.
    A polymerase chain reaction screening strategy for the promoter of the canine dystrophin gene.
    Am J Vet Res. 1999 Sep;60(9):1040-6.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=10490068&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_DocSum

    Kittleson MD, Meurs KM, Munro MJ, Kittleson JA, Liu SK, Pion PD, Towbin JA.
    Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in maine coon cats: an animal model of human disease.
    Circulation. 1999 Jun 22;99(24):3172-80.
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    Meurs KM.
    Insights into the hereditability of canine cardiomyopathy.
    Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 1998 Nov;28(6):1449-57, viii. Review.
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    Meurs KM, Anthony MA, Slater M, Miller MW.
    Chronic Trypanosoma cruzi infection in dogs: 11 cases (1987-1996).
    J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1998 Aug 15;213(4):497-500.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=9713531&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_DocSum

    Atkins CE, DeFrancesco TC, Miller MW, Meurs KM, Keene B.
    Prevalence of heartworm infection in cats with signs of cardiorespiratory abnormalities.
    J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1998 Feb 15;212(4):517-20.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=9491158&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_DocSum

    Meurs KM, Miller MW, Hanson C, Honnas C.
    Tricuspid valve atresia with main pulmonary artery atresia in an Arabian foal.
    Equine Vet J. 1997 Mar;29(2):160-2. No abstract available.
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    Meurs KM, Miller MW, Slater MR.
    Comparison of the indirect oscillometric and direct arterial methods for blood pressure measurements in anesthetized dogs.
    J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 1996 Nov-Dec;32(6):471-5.
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    Meurs KM, Miller MW.
    ECG of the month. Atrial standstill with possible left ventricular enlargement in a dog.
    J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1995 Apr 1;206(7):957-9. No abstract available.
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    Fossum TW, Miller MW, Rogers KS, Bonagura JD, Meurs KM.
    Chylothorax associated with right-sided heart failure in five cats.
    J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1994 Jan 1;204(1):84-9.
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    Meurs KM, Miller MW.
    ECG of the month.
    J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1993 Sep 1;203(5):649-50. No abstract available.
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    Meurs KM, Breitschwerdt EB, Baty CJ, Young MA.
    Postsurgical mortality secondary to zinc toxicity in dogs.
    Vet Hum Toxicol. 1991 Dec;33(6):579-83. Review.
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