Cardiac troponin I concentrations following medetomidine-butorphanol sedation in dogs

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Gretchen E SingletarySandee M Hartsfield

Abstract

To evaluate the effect of medetomidine-butorphanol sedation on serum cardiac troponin I (cTnI) concentration, a marker of myocardial ischemia and injury, in healthy dogs undergoing pre-surgical radiographs for orthopedic procedures. Prospective clinical study. Twenty client-owned dogs with no history of cardiac disease. Dogs were evaluated for pre-existing cardiac disease with electrocardiogram (ECG), noninvasive blood pressure and echocardiogram. Sedation was achieved using a combination of medetomidine (10 microg kg(-1)) and butorphanol (0.2 mg kg(-1)) intravenously. Blood pressure, heart rate and ECG were serially recorded throughout the duration of sedation. Serum cTnI concentration was measured at baseline and 6, 18, and 24-hours post-sedation. Following administration of medetomidine and butorphanol, all dogs were adequately sedated for radiographs and had a decreased heart rate and increased diastolic blood pressure. Arrhythmias associated with increased parasympathetic tone occurred, including a sinus arrhythmia further characterized as a sinus bigeminy in 17 of the dogs. Serum cTnI was undetectable at all time points in all but three dogs. Two of the three dogs had a detectable concentration of cTnI at all time points ...Continue Reading

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