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Establishing Reference Intervals of Whole Blood Viscosity and its Correlation with Hematology and Serum Chemistry in Cats using Scanning Capillary Method

Chae-Yeong Lee
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Sung-Lim Lee
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Eunju Kim
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Jinsu Kang
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Sunjun Jung
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Namsoo Kim
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Jinmu Jung
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Dong Hwan Lee
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Yoon-Ho Roh
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Dongbin Lee
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Version 1 : Received: 2 November 2023 / Approved: 2 November 2023 / Online: 3 November 2023 (03:31:23 CET)

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Lee, C.-Y.; Lee, S.-L.; Kim, E.; Kang, J.; Jung, S.; Kim, N.; Jung, J.; Lee, D.H.; Roh, Y.-H.; Lee, D. Whole Blood Viscosity Reference Intervals and Its Correlation with Hematology and Serum Chemistry in Cats Using Scanning Capillary Method. Animals 2023, 13, 3694. Lee, C.-Y.; Lee, S.-L.; Kim, E.; Kang, J.; Jung, S.; Kim, N.; Jung, J.; Lee, D.H.; Roh, Y.-H.; Lee, D. Whole Blood Viscosity Reference Intervals and Its Correlation with Hematology and Serum Chemistry in Cats Using Scanning Capillary Method. Animals 2023, 13, 3694.

Abstract

Whole blood viscosity, a hemorheological factor, is currently used for diagnosis, as it is correlated with various vascular diseases that are difficult to diagnose early with a general blood test. It was determined that it was necessary to set reference intervals for further studies and utilization of whole blood viscosity in cats, a representative companion animal, and this study was conducted. 50 healthy cats were recruited for the study and whole blood viscosity, complete blood count, and serum chemistry tests were performed. The reference intervals of whole blood viscosity were 15.169 to 43.684 cP at a shear rate of 1 s-1 reflecting diastole, and 3.524 to 5.544 cP at a shear rate of 300 s-1 reflecting systole. Red blood cells, hematocrit, hemoglobin, white blood cells, and neutrophils in the complete blood count, and total protein, albumin, globulin, and cholesterol in the serum chemistry were significantly correlated with whole blood viscosity. The results of this study set reference intervals of whole blood viscosity for healthy cats in a wide shear rate range that has not yet been fully established and investigated its correlation with other blood indicators.

Keywords

whole blood viscosity; reference interval; shear rate; scanning capillary tube viscometer; cat

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Veterinary Medicine

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