Diagnostic value of noninvasive pulse pressure measurements in Warmblood horses with aortic regurgitation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Noninvasive blood pressures (NIBP) and pulse pressures (PP) have not been published in horses with aortic and mitral regurgitation (AR or MR).

Objectives

To investigate NIBP and PP in healthy Warmblood horses and horses with AR and MR and propose PP cutoffs to identify and stage AR severity.

Animals

Seventy-three Warmblood horses (healthy, 10; AR, 31; MR, 32).

Methods

Retrospective study. All horses had NIBP and an echocardiogram recorded. Cases were categorized based on severity of regurgitation. Pulse pressures were compared among healthy, MR, and AR groups and among AR severity groups. Cutoffs were determined by receiver operating characteristic curve analyses.

Results

Horses with AR had higher PP than horses with MR (mean difference [95% c

SUBMITTER: Boegli J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6524107 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature