کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2400301 1551614 2008 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Azotemia in cats with feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Prevalence and relationships with echocardiographic variables
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک علوم دامی و جانورشناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Azotemia in cats with feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Prevalence and relationships with echocardiographic variables
چکیده انگلیسی

ObjectivesThe prevalence of renal azotemia in cats with acquired heart disease is not well documented. The aims of this study were therefore (1) to determine the prevalence of azotemia within a hospital population of cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), and (2) to evaluate the relationship between echocardiographic variables and plasma urea and creatinine.Animals, materials and methods134 client-owned cats were retrospectively studied including 102 cats with HCM and 32 control cats. A complete physical examination, electrocardiography, systolic arterial blood pressure measurement, thoracic radiographs, and echocardiography were performed. Plasma creatinine and urea were determined in all cats. The animal was considered azotemic if plasma creatinine was >1.8 mg/dL and/or urea >65 mg/dL (i.e. BUN> 30 mg/dL).ResultsThe prevalence of azotemia was lower in control cats (25.0%) than in cats with HCM (58.8%) (P = 0.003). No significant differences in plasma urea and creatinine were observed between the HCM and control cats. There was no effect of plasma creatinine and urea on conventional echocardiographic variables in cats with HCM.ConclusionsAzotemia is a frequent finding in cats with HCM but is not dependent on echocardiographic variables.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Veterinary Cardiology - Volume 10, Issue 2, December 2008, Pages 117–123
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