Bovine tricuspid endocarditis as a cause of increased serum concentration of cardiac troponins.
A Holstein cow presented for weight loss and anorexia had tachycardia, heart murmur, and a chronic inflammatory process. Serum cardiac troponin I was increased at 3.52 ng/mL. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a thickened tricuspid valve and comet-tail artifacts compatible with gas in the affected area. This report suggests that serum cardiac troponin I may be increased in bacterial endocarditis in cattle.
Buczinski
Sébastien
S
Clinique Ambulatoire Bovine, Département des sciences cliniques, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, CP 5000 Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec J2S 7C6. s.buczinski@umontreal.ca
Bélanger
Anne-Marie
AM
D000818:Animals; D000855:Anorexia / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D001772:Blood Cell Count / Q000662:veterinary; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000097:blood*; D003612:Dairying; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000662:veterinary; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000662:veterinary; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D019210:Troponin I / Q000097:blood*; D015431:Weight Loss
D019210:Troponin I