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Electrocardiographic Findings in Bitches Affected by Closed Cervix Pyometra
Pyometra is considered the most common disease in intact bitches, being associated with potentially life-threatening disorders. Myocardial damage is a potentially life-threatening consequence of pyometra. The aim of this study was to describe the electrocardiographic patterns in bitches affected by...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7711823/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33233788 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vetsci7040183 |
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author | Pugliese, Michela La Maestra, Rocky Passantino, Annamaria Cristarella, Santo De Majo, Massimo Biondi, Vito Quartuccio, Marco |
author_facet | Pugliese, Michela La Maestra, Rocky Passantino, Annamaria Cristarella, Santo De Majo, Massimo Biondi, Vito Quartuccio, Marco |
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description | Pyometra is considered the most common disease in intact bitches, being associated with potentially life-threatening disorders. Myocardial damage is a potentially life-threatening consequence of pyometra. The aim of this study was to describe the electrocardiographic patterns in bitches affected by closed cervix pyometra, to assess the clinical relevance of electrocardiographic changes with the occurrence of pyometra, and to relate their severity with laboratory and clinical findings. A total of 39 bitches with closed cervix pyometra and 10 healthy female dogs were included in this study. During the hospitalization, bitches underwent a complete physical examination. An electrocardiographic examination before the ovariohysterectomy was performed. Blood samples for biochemical and hematological analysis were also evaluated. Bitches suffering pyometra at least one arrhythmia 31/39 (79.4%), sinus tachycardia (22/39, 56.4%), ventricular premature complexes (9/39, 23%), increased amplitude of T wave (7/39, 17.9%), ST depression (4/39, 10.2%), second-degree atrioventricular block (2/39, 5.1%), increase of QT interval (2/39, 5.1%), sinus bradycardia (2/39, 5.1%), and first-degree atrioventricular block (1/39, 2.5%). Some bitches were also detected with low wave amplitude (17/39, 43.5%). Cardiac arrhythmias associated with canine pyometra are frequent events. These data suggest that arrhythmias may be the consequence of one or more factors that can occur during pyometra, such as myocardial damage, electrolyte/metabolic disorders, and/or sepsis. |
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spelling | pubmed-77118232020-12-04 Electrocardiographic Findings in Bitches Affected by Closed Cervix Pyometra Pugliese, Michela La Maestra, Rocky Passantino, Annamaria Cristarella, Santo De Majo, Massimo Biondi, Vito Quartuccio, Marco Vet Sci Article Pyometra is considered the most common disease in intact bitches, being associated with potentially life-threatening disorders. Myocardial damage is a potentially life-threatening consequence of pyometra. The aim of this study was to describe the electrocardiographic patterns in bitches affected by closed cervix pyometra, to assess the clinical relevance of electrocardiographic changes with the occurrence of pyometra, and to relate their severity with laboratory and clinical findings. A total of 39 bitches with closed cervix pyometra and 10 healthy female dogs were included in this study. During the hospitalization, bitches underwent a complete physical examination. An electrocardiographic examination before the ovariohysterectomy was performed. Blood samples for biochemical and hematological analysis were also evaluated. Bitches suffering pyometra at least one arrhythmia 31/39 (79.4%), sinus tachycardia (22/39, 56.4%), ventricular premature complexes (9/39, 23%), increased amplitude of T wave (7/39, 17.9%), ST depression (4/39, 10.2%), second-degree atrioventricular block (2/39, 5.1%), increase of QT interval (2/39, 5.1%), sinus bradycardia (2/39, 5.1%), and first-degree atrioventricular block (1/39, 2.5%). Some bitches were also detected with low wave amplitude (17/39, 43.5%). Cardiac arrhythmias associated with canine pyometra are frequent events. These data suggest that arrhythmias may be the consequence of one or more factors that can occur during pyometra, such as myocardial damage, electrolyte/metabolic disorders, and/or sepsis. MDPI 2020-11-20 /pmc/articles/PMC7711823/ /pubmed/33233788 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vetsci7040183 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Pugliese, Michela La Maestra, Rocky Passantino, Annamaria Cristarella, Santo De Majo, Massimo Biondi, Vito Quartuccio, Marco Electrocardiographic Findings in Bitches Affected by Closed Cervix Pyometra |
title | Electrocardiographic Findings in Bitches Affected by Closed Cervix Pyometra |
title_full | Electrocardiographic Findings in Bitches Affected by Closed Cervix Pyometra |
title_fullStr | Electrocardiographic Findings in Bitches Affected by Closed Cervix Pyometra |
title_full_unstemmed | Electrocardiographic Findings in Bitches Affected by Closed Cervix Pyometra |
title_short | Electrocardiographic Findings in Bitches Affected by Closed Cervix Pyometra |
title_sort | electrocardiographic findings in bitches affected by closed cervix pyometra |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7711823/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33233788 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vetsci7040183 |
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