[en] 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< or = .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.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Porter, S R; Equine Teaching Hospital, Department of Companion Animals and Equids Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
Saegerman, Claude ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des maladies infectieuses et parasitaires (DMI) > Epidémiologie et analyse des risques appliqués aux sciences vétérinaires
van Galen, G
Sandersen, Charlotte ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département clinique des animaux de compagnie et des équidés (DCA)
Delguste, Catherine ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département clinique des animaux de compagnie et des équidés (DCA)
Guyot, Hugues ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département clinique des animaux de production (DCP) > Médecine interne des ruminants et des porcs
Amory, Hélène ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Centres attachés à la Faculté (Médecine) > HEMOLIEGE
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