Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 49-51, January 2007

Cardiovascular Disease in Hamsters: Review and Retrospective Study

  • Robert E. Schmidt, DVM, PhD, DACVP

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Robert E. Schmidt, Zoo/Exotic Pathology Service, PO Box 267, Greenview, CA 96037.
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  • Drury R. Reavill, DVM, Dip. ABVP, (Avian), DACVP

Zoo/Exotic Pathology Service, Greenview, CA 96037 USA.

Abstract 

A considerable literature on hamsters and their diseases is available, primarily pertaining to laboratory hamsters, and more particularly to the Syrian (golden) hamster (Mesocritecus auratus). Because hamsters sold in the pet trade are essentially of similar strains, this article will review diseases and lesions of the heart reported in hamsters and will present data on conditions submitted to our diagnostic pathology service. The literature review is not meant to be comprehensive but will cover commonly reported natural disease conditions and a few experimentally produced diseases.

Key words: hamster, heart disease, coronary arteries, aortic valves

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PII: S1557-5063(06)00182-0

doi:10.1053/j.jepm.2006.11.009

Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 49-51, January 2007

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