Kathryn Meurs
Dean - Veterinary Medicine
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology)
Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology)
CVM Main Building A229
Bio
Dr. Meurs completed her DVM at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and completed a small animal internship at North Carolina State University. She completed a Cardiology residency at Texas A&M University and is board certified from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology). Dr. Meurs has a Ph.D. in Genetics from Texas A&M University and her areas of interest include familial aspects of cardiovascular disease, especially cardiomyopathy.
Area(s) of Expertise
Genetics, Spontaneous Animal Disease Models, Genetics of Cardiovascular Disease
Publications
- Clinical outcome of idiopathic juvenile ventricular arrhythmias in 25 dogs , JOURNAL OF VETERINARY CARDIOLOGY (2024)
- Delayed-release rapamycin halts progression of left ventricular hypertrophy in subclinical feline hypertrophic results of the RAPACAT trial , JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2023)
- Evaluation of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Components and Enzymes in Systemically Hypertensive Cats Receiving Amlodipine , ANIMALS (2023)
- Evaluation of autoantibodies to desmoglein-2 in dogs with and without cardiac disease , Scientific Reports (2023)
- Investigation of the cardiac effects of exercise testing on apparently healthy Boxer dogs , JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE (2023)
- No impact of polymorphism in the phosphodiesterase 5A gene in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels on pimobendan-induced inhibition of platelet aggregation response , JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE (2023)
- Pharmacokinetics of pimobendan after oral administration to dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease , JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE (2023)
- The effect of taurine supplementation on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system of dogs with congestive heart failure , SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2023)
- A novel mutation of the CLCN1 gene in a cat with myotonia congenita: Diagnosis and treatment , JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE (2022)
- A review of the underlying genetics and emerging therapies for canine cardiomyopathies , JOURNAL OF VETERINARY CARDIOLOGY (2022)
Groups
- CVM: Administration
- Hospital: Cardiology
- CVM: Clinical Studies Core
- CVM
- Clinical Sciences: DOCS Cardiology Faculty
- CVM: Feline Health
- CVM: Focus Area
- Research Area of Emphasis: Genetics
- Focus Area: Graduate Cell Biology
- CVM: Hospital
- CVM: Leadership
- CVM: Research Area of Emphasis
- Research Area of Emphasis: Spontaneous Animal Disease Models