SERUM LEVELS OF CARDIAC ENZYMES IN MATURE DOGS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

Serum levels of the asparte amino transferase (AST), creatine kinase (CK), the MB fraction of creatine kinase (CK-MB) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) enzymes were measured in adult dogs with cardiovascular disease to evaluate their potential use as predictors of myocardial damage in heart failure. T...

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Autores: Pino V., Oswaldo, Li E., Olga, Alvarado S., Arnaldo, Fernández P., Viviana, Dávila F, Roberto, Gavidia Ch., César
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/1131
Acceso en línea:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/1131
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Asparto aminotransferasa
AST
creatina fosfokinasa
CK
CK-MB
lactato deshidrogenasa
LDH
enfermedad cardiovascular
asparte amino transferase
creatine kinase
lactate dehydrogenase
cardiovascular illness
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Sumario:Serum levels of the asparte amino transferase (AST), creatine kinase (CK), the MB fraction of creatine kinase (CK-MB) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) enzymes were measured in adult dogs with cardiovascular disease to evaluate their potential use as predictors of myocardial damage in heart failure. Twenty five animals, irrespective of sex and breed, were studied: 10 of them were apparently healthy (G1) and the other 15 suffered of cardiovascular illnesses (G2). Blood samples were collected and the resulting sera was examined by spectrophotometry. The results indicated that only levels of CK-MB were statistically different (p<0.05) betwen the two groups. It is concluded that CK-MB can be used to predict progressive myocardial damage in dog´s heart failure.