Systemic inflammation in dogs with advanced-stage heart failure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although human studies have shown that inflammation plays a role in the development of congestive heart failure, scarce information exists on white blood cell count (WBC) and differential cell counts in various stages of heart failure in man and dogs. A few studies demonstrated increased concentrations of C-reactive protein (CRP), a major acute-phase protein, in cardiac diseases in dogs. Our research aimed to investigate whether CRP concentration, WBC and neutrophil count (NEUT), as markers of systemic inflammation, are elevated in canine cardiovascular patients. We also aimed to find out whether there is an association between CRP concentration and WBC and NEUT, as well as associations between these inflammatory markers and selected echocardiographic parameters. Sixty-t

SUBMITTER: Domanjko Petric A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5866510 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature