The impact of age on the Na:K ratio: observations from a general canine population
The prevalence of dogs with a Na:K ratio ≤ 27 increases with age, reducing the specificity of this threshold for diagnosing HA in older dogs-particularly when Na levels are within the normal range. This decline is due largely, though not exclusively, to age-related increases in PCT, as platelets release K during clotting.
Authors
- Tommaso Banzato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1261-9033)
- Federico Bonsembiante (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2879-7117)
- Polina Zemko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9302-5333)
- Marco Canevelli
Institutions
- University of Padua (IT)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Veterinary Science
- Published
- 2025-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1629328
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Conditions and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00