Table 1. Time difference comparison of various indices in cats with cardiovascular-renal axis disorder (CvRD)

Index Day 0 Day 30 Day 60 Day 90 p-value
BW (kg) 4.7 ± 1.01 4.6 ± 1.21 4.8 ± 1.18 4.8 ± 1.08 0.991
SBP (mmHg) 150 ± 16.9 145 ± 11.8 160 ± 13.0 140 ± 12.6 0.293
Cell blood count
  HCT (%) 46.3 ± 6.77 44.1 ± 6.10 46.1 ± 6.73 44.2 ± 7.97 0.826
  RBC (106 μL) 9.5 ± 1.68 9.6 ± 1.70 9.4 ± 1.96 9.0 ± 2.12 0.989
  WBC (103 μL) 8.4 ± 4.79 8.0 ± 4.21 7.2 ± 5.68 6.3 ± 6.94 0.892
Serum chemistry
  Albumin (g/dL) 4.0 ± 0.70 4.3 ± 0.62 3.8 ± 0.34 3.9 ± 0.44 0.715
  ALKP (g/dL) 28 ± 9.4 20 ± 12.0 26 ± 8.9 26 ± 9.2 0.303
  ALT (g/dL) 56.5 ± 56.4 64.5 ± 38.4 61 ± 75.2 62 ± 41.4 0.979
  BUN (g/dL) 24 ± 7.8 27 ± 7.6 23 ± 7.5 22 ± 8.4 0.653
  Crea (g/dL) 2.2 ± 0.64 2.0 ± 0.59 1.8 ± 0.64 2.0 ± 0.73 0.875
  TP (g/dL) 7.9 ± 0.66 7.6 ± 0.52 7.8 ± 0.66 7.7 ± 0.45 0.836
Urine
  pH 6.75 ± 0.7 6.5 ± 0.6 6.5 ± 0.6 6.5 ± 0.4 0.604
  UP/C 0.39 ± 0.255 0.29 ± 0.056 0.28 ± 0.040 0.25 ± 0.128 <0.001
  SG 1.017 ± 0.0098 1.022 ± 0.0110 1.021 ± 0.0175 1.020 ± 0.0143 0.912
Echocardiography
  LA diameter (mm) 17.9 ± 1.6 17.4 ± 1.8 16.1 ± 1.6 15.7 ± 1.7 0.011
  IVSDd (mm) 7.49 ± 0.95 7.36 ± 1.14 7.30 ± 1.11 6.96 ± 0.13 0.381
All data expressed with the mean value (± SD).
SBP, systolic blood pressure; HCT, hematocrit; RBC, red blood cell; WBC, white blood cell ALKP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; Crea, creatinine; TP, total protein; UP/C, urine protein to creatinine ratio; SG, specific gravity; LA, left atrium; IVSDd, interventricular septum end-diastolic diameter.