Quality of Life Score as a Predictor of Death in Dogs with Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease
Abstract Background: The knowledge of the variables predicting mortality is important in clinical practice and for therapeutic monitoring in mitral valve disease. Objectives: To determine whether a quality of life score evaluated with the Functional Evaluation of Cardiac Health questionnaire would...
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doaj-eb5c5dd45a574a92aac6d40ce462b05c2020-11-24T23:32:56ZengSociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia1678-4170010.5935/abc.20170032S0066-782X2017005005103Quality of Life Score as a Predictor of Death in Dogs with Degenerative Mitral Valve DiseaseCélia M. C. StrunzMário Marcondes-SantosJulio Yoshio TakadaFernanda S. FragataAntônio de Pádua MansurAbstract Background: The knowledge of the variables predicting mortality is important in clinical practice and for therapeutic monitoring in mitral valve disease. Objectives: To determine whether a quality of life score evaluated with the Functional Evaluation of Cardiac Health questionnaire would predict mortality in dogs with degenerative mitral valve disease (DMVD). Methods: Thirty-six client-owned dogs with mitral valve disease underwent clinical, laboratory, and echocardiographic evaluations at baseline and were monitored for 6 months. Cardiovascular death was the primary outcome. Results: The 36 dogs were classified as survivors or nonsurvivors. Higher values of the following variables were obtained at baseline in the nonsurviving group (12 dogs): amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels, plasma norepinephrine, heart rate, quality of life score, diastolic left ventricular internal dimension to aortic root ratio, systolic left ventricular internal dimension to aortic root ratio, and left atrium to aortic root ratio. NT-proBNP levels and quality life score were independently associated with death in the multivariable analysis. Conclusion: The quality life score was an independent variable for cardiac death in dogs with DMVD. This result is encouraging, as this score is easy to apply and does not require any technology, only a veterinarian and an observant owner.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2017005005103&lng=en&tlng=enDogsQuality of LifeMortalityHeart Valve DiseasesMitral Valve / abnormalities |
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Célia M. C. Strunz Mário Marcondes-Santos Julio Yoshio Takada Fernanda S. Fragata Antônio de Pádua Mansur Quality of Life Score as a Predictor of Death in Dogs with Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia Dogs Quality of Life Mortality Heart Valve Diseases Mitral Valve / abnormalities |
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Célia M. C. Strunz Mário Marcondes-Santos Julio Yoshio Takada Fernanda S. Fragata Antônio de Pádua Mansur |
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Célia M. C. Strunz |
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Quality of Life Score as a Predictor of Death in Dogs with Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease |
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Quality of Life Score as a Predictor of Death in Dogs with Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease |
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Quality of Life Score as a Predictor of Death in Dogs with Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease |
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Quality of Life Score as a Predictor of Death in Dogs with Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease |
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Quality of Life Score as a Predictor of Death in Dogs with Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease |
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quality of life score as a predictor of death in dogs with degenerative mitral valve disease |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) |
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Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia |
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Abstract Background: The knowledge of the variables predicting mortality is important in clinical practice and for therapeutic monitoring in mitral valve disease. Objectives: To determine whether a quality of life score evaluated with the Functional Evaluation of Cardiac Health questionnaire would predict mortality in dogs with degenerative mitral valve disease (DMVD). Methods: Thirty-six client-owned dogs with mitral valve disease underwent clinical, laboratory, and echocardiographic evaluations at baseline and were monitored for 6 months. Cardiovascular death was the primary outcome. Results: The 36 dogs were classified as survivors or nonsurvivors. Higher values of the following variables were obtained at baseline in the nonsurviving group (12 dogs): amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels, plasma norepinephrine, heart rate, quality of life score, diastolic left ventricular internal dimension to aortic root ratio, systolic left ventricular internal dimension to aortic root ratio, and left atrium to aortic root ratio. NT-proBNP levels and quality life score were independently associated with death in the multivariable analysis. Conclusion: The quality life score was an independent variable for cardiac death in dogs with DMVD. This result is encouraging, as this score is easy to apply and does not require any technology, only a veterinarian and an observant owner. |
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Dogs Quality of Life Mortality Heart Valve Diseases Mitral Valve / abnormalities |
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