Cardiovascular disease in central bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps): 54 cases (2007-2022).
Autor: | Ozawa SM; Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC., Pierce KV; Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC., Alexander AB; Department of Comparative, Diagnostic and Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL., Keller KA; Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA., Tarbert DK; Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN., Guzman DS; Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA., Sadar MJ; Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO., Sheldon JD; Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN., Meritet DM; Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Zdroj: | American journal of veterinary research [Am J Vet Res] 2024 Feb 23; Vol. 85 (5). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 23 (Print Publication: 2024). |
DOI: | 10.2460/ajvr.23.10.0241 |
Abstrakt: | Objective: To describe the clinical features, histopathologic lesions, and outcome of cardiovascular disease in central bearded dragons. Animals: 54 bearded dragons. Methods: Retrospective evaluation of captive bearded dragons with antemortem imaging or postmortem diagnosis of cardiovascular disease from 2007 to 2022 from 6 hospitals. Results: The total prevalence of cardiovascular disease was 3.3% (54/1,655). Physical examination findings were available in 46 cases with change in mentation being the most common finding (n = 28/46 [60.9%]), followed by dehydration (17/46 [37%]), palpable coelomic mass (13/46 [28.3%]), dyspnea (10/46 [21.7%]), and sunken eyes (10/46 [21.7%)]. Doppler auscultation revealed an arrhythmia in 5/34 (14.7%) animals. Diagnostic imaging was only performed on 21 animals, and 10 (47.6%) had cardiovascular abnormalities described. In total, 84 cardiovascular diagnoses were found in 54 animals. The most common diagnosis was myocarditis (n = 14) followed by aneurysms (11), pericardial effusion (9), atherosclerosis (7), epicarditis (7), and myocardial degeneration/necrosis (7). Overall, 62 causes of death were identified in 52 cases, with cardiovascular disease being the most common (n = 18/52 [34.5%]). Only 3/54 animals were diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Animals with aneurysms were more likely to die to due cardiovascular disease compared to other types of cardiovascular diagnoses (OR, 43.75; 95% CI, 4.88 to 392.65; P < .001). Clinical Relevance: Diagnosis of cardiovascular disease in bearded dragons is challenging given the inconsistent clinical presentation; however, it should remain a differential in animals with nonspecific signs of illness. Antemortem diagnostics are recommended in suspected cases, including diagnostic imaging. Of the cardiovascular diseases described, aneurysms most often contributed to clinical demise. |
Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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