NEČASOVÁ, Andrea, Jana LORENZOVÁ, Kristína ŘEHÁKOVÁ, Danka HARUŠTIAKOVÁ and Alois NEČAS. Assessment of plasma protein C activity in dogs with portosystemic shunt. Acta Veterinaria Brno. Brno: University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2023, vol. 92, No 3, p. 289-302. ISSN 0001-7213. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.2754/avb202392030289.
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Original name Assessment of plasma protein C activity in dogs with portosystemic shunt
Authors NEČASOVÁ, Andrea, Jana LORENZOVÁ, Kristína ŘEHÁKOVÁ, Danka HARUŠTIAKOVÁ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution) and Alois NEČAS.
Edition Acta Veterinaria Brno, Brno, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2023, 0001-7213.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 40301 Veterinary science
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
WWW URL
Impact factor Impact factor: 0.600 in 2022
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/23:00133639
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.2754/avb202392030289
UT WoS 001153359000009
Keywords in English Canine; vascular anomaly; ameroid constrictor; liver; prognostic marker
Tags 14119612, podil, rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
Portosystemic shunt (PSS) is a vascular disease that can be treated by various surgical techniques. Current veterinary studies are evaluating new prognostic markers in dogs with PSS. This study aims at evaluating the prognostic value of plasma protein C activity in dogs (n = 34) with PSS treated surgically using an ameroid constrictor. Plasma protein C activity was measured in the following time periods: preoperatively (T1), 2 days after surgery (T2), 8 weeks after surgery (T3) and > 6 months after surgery (T4). There was a significant increase in plasma protein C activity between T1/T2 and T3/T4 (P < 0.001). There was no significant relationship between the plasma protein C activity and sex (P = 0.676), age (P = 0.172), breed (P = 0.573), type of clinical signs (neurological P = 0.993; gastrointestinal P = 0.924; urological P = 0.385) and type of portosystemic shunt (P = 0.516), except for dogs with a caval type of extrahepatic PSS termination that had significant lower plasma protein C activity values compared to dogs with a diaphragmatic type of extrahepatic PSS (P = 0.031). No significant relationship was found between plasma protein C activity and the probability of the dog's death (P = 0.334) or the dog's clinical outcome (P = 0.960). Although not a prognostic factor, protein C activity is a laboratory marker that is useful for the diagnosis of PSS in dogs and can also be helpful in the postoperative monitoring.
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