Study of Echocardiography, Radiography and Blood Findings of Dogs with Uremic Pericardial Effusion

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Boshra Boshra 1
Mohammad Nasrollahzade Masouleh 1
Sajad Mami 2
Hamid Taghipour 3
1 Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Specialized Veterinary Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Department of laboratory and clinical Science faculty of veterinary Medicine, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran.
3 Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Specialized Veterinary Sciences, Tehran, University, Tehran, Iran.
10.22034/ijvcs.2023.14405.1048
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify and compare echocardiographic, radiographic and blood findings of dogs with uremic pericardial effusion. The study was conducted on 6 terrier dog. After examination, the dogs were equally divided into two groups: patient (uremic pericardial effusion) and control (without any cardiac disorders). All dogs were recorded to evaluate echocardiography, radiography, kidney biochemistry and blood factors. The results of radiography showed that the shadow of the heart of all patient dogs is round and large. There is a statistically significant difference between the echocardiographic factors measured in the two factors of ejection fraction and the pericardial fluid between groups (Respectively P=0.05 and 0.001). The average hematocrit, hemoglobin concentration and MCV in the patient group were significantly lower than the control group (Respectively P=0.04, 0.01 and 0.01). Also, the Mean of Urea and BUN in the patient group was significantly higher than the control group (P=0.02). In addition, the findings revealed that there is a positive and significant statistical correlation between the amount of fluid accumulation in the pericardium and Urea and BUN (P=0.04). Therefore, it can be concluded from the results of this study that, firstly, echocardiography is a suitable tool for diagnosing pericardial effusion disease, and secondly, in the severe state of changes in renal enzymes, the amount of fluid accumulation in the pleural membrane is higher.
Keywords
Pericardial Effusion
Echocardiography
Renal Failure
Anemia
Dog
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