Open AccessBlood variables associated with survival in canine congestive heart failure patients
Author(s) -
Alenka Nemec Svete,
Barbara Verk,
Petra Jazbec Križman,
Natalia Druzhaeva,
N. Bohanec,
Aleksandra Domanjko Petrič
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bulgarian journal of veterinary medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 1311-1477
pISSN - 1313-3543
DOI - 10.15547/bjvm.2019-0003
Subject(s) - heart failure , medicine , white blood cell , coenzyme q10 , natriuretic peptide , cardiology , triglyceride , proportional hazards model , lymphocyte , monocyte , cholesterol , endocrinology
Our study aimed to investigate the blood variables: coenzyme Q10, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), electrolytes, cholesterol, triglyceride, glutathione peroxidase, white blood cell, neutrophil, lymphocyte and monocyte counts and relative numbers of neutrophils, lymphocytes and monocytes that may be associated with survival of dogs in congestive heart failure (CHF). Twenty-one client-owned dogs in CHF were included in the study. Cox regression analysis showed significant association only between NT-proBNP blood concentration and survival.