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- Title
Vegetative Endocarditis in Equids (1994–2006).
- Authors
Porter, S. R.; Saegerman, C.; van Galen, G.; Sandersen, C.; Delguste, C.; Guyot, H.; Amory, H.
- Abstract
Background: Endocarditis is a rare heart condition with variable clinical expressions in equids. Risk factors for this disease are incompletely understood. Objective: Describe risk factors for endocarditis in equids. Animals: One hundred and fifty-three equids admitted to Liège University, 9 diagnosed with endocarditis and 144 free from endocarditis but admitted to the hospital with a differential diagnosis including this disease. Methods: Retrospective case-control study. Results: Equids with endocarditis were significantly younger (mean age = 4.84 ± 5.74 years) than control equids (mean age = 10.8 ± 7.73 years) ( P= .01). No sex or breed predisposition was observed. Animals with hyperthermia (odds ratio [OR] = 24.4; confidence interval [CI] = 1.40–428), synovial distension (OR = 13.4; CI = 3.00–59.8), lameness (OR = 6.52; CI = 1.63–26.1), hyperglobulinemia (OR = 26.4; CI = 3.03–229), hypoalbuminemia (OR = 11.4; CI = 1.34–96.8), hyperfibrinogenemia (OR = 9.81; CI = 1.16–82.7), or leukocytosis (OR = 7.12; CI = 1.40–36.4) presented a significantly higher risk of having endocarditis than control horses. The presence of two of the clinical signs mentioned above significantly increased the probability of a diagnosis of endocarditis ( P≤ .05). Conclusions and Clinical Importance: Age is associated with equine endocarditis. The diagnostic value of certain clinical signs and abnormalities in blood parameters in this disease are described.
- Subjects
ENDOCARDITIS; ENDOCARDIUM diseases; EQUIDAE; FEVER; LEUCOCYTOSIS
- Publication
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2008, Vol 22, Issue 6, p1411
- ISSN
0891-6640
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1939-1676.2008.0192.x