Thromboelastographic evaluation of coagulation status in three cats with arterial thromboembolism due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Authors : Meriç Kocatürk, Pınar Levent, Abdullah Doğukan Öz, Hakan Salci, Zeki Yilmaz

Pages : 5-9

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Publication Date : 2023-10-28

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :There is lack of information on how coagulation and fibrinolytic status using thromboelastography (TEG) are altered in cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) complicated with or without arterial thromboembolism (ATE). Thus, herein, coagulation status was evaluated with TEG in three cats with ATE due to HCM. Coagulation was evaluated by prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), d-dimer, and TEG parameters. This clinical report showed that PT and aPTT may not be sufficient to indicate hypercoagulation and ongoing process of thrombosis. Hypercoagulability using TEG was thought to be able to use as a criterion for the diagnosis of thrombosis in cats.
Keywords : Arteriyel tromboembolizm, kediler, pıhtılaşma, hipertrofik kardiyomiyopati