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| Soares,Frederico Aécio Carvalho; Neuwald,Elisa Barp; Mombach,Verônica Santos; D'Avila,Ana Elize Ribeiro; Conrado,Francisco de Oliveira; González,Félix Hilario Diaz. |
| The measurement of blood pressure (BP) is an important assessment of the cardiovascular system, being influenced by physical and pathological conditions. Certain situations of stress and anxiety during BP measurement can lead to elevated values in small animals, known in medicine as "white coat effect". The aim of this research was to compare systolic blood pressure (SBP) measurement using Doppler ultrasonography in 45 adult healthy dogs in two environments, at a veterinary hospital and at home. Comparison of heart rate, serum concentrations of cortisol and glucose intended to help the evaluation of the stress level of the animals. The mean of SBP at the veterinary hospital was 154.7mmHg and it was significantly (P<0.01) higher than at home (136.3mmHg).... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Systemic hypertension; Doppler ultrasonography; Serum cortisol concentration; White coat effect. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782012000700017 |
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