Assessment of the Accutrend GCT and PTS CardioChek meters to measure blood triglyceride concentrations in cats

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery - Tập 12 - Trang 458-465 - 2010
Elissa K. Kluger1, Navneet K. Dhand1, Randolph M. Baral2, David H. Snow3, Richard Malik1,4, Merran Govendir1
1Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
2Paddington Cat Hospital, Paddington, NSW 2021, Australia
3Symbion Vetnostics Laboratory, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia
4Centre for Veterinary Education, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

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Point-of-care (POC) meters that determine whole blood triglyceride (TG) concentrations are used in human medicine to monitor both fasting and post-prandial TG concentrations. The aim of this study was to evaluate their performance for determining feline TG concentrations. A total of 116 venous blood samples were collected from 55 cats. TG concentrations were measured in whole blood using two meters: the Accutrend glucose cholesterol triglyceride (GCT) (GCT: Roche Diagnostics) and PTS CardioChek (PTS – Polymer Technology Systems), and results compared to those determined by a National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) accredited veterinary laboratory. The GCT was not suitable for use in cats with normal TG concentrations (<0.9 mmol/l), as it overestimated almost 80% of the values; however, this device performed better with TG concentrations between 0.9 and 2.0 mmol/l. The PTS meter performed well in cats with normal TG concentrations, correctly classifying 90% of values as ‘normal’, and fairly well with TG concentrations <2.0 mmol/l. The PTS meter could be used to determine whether cats have normal fasting TG concentrations or predict mild elevations in serum TG, whereas the GCT meter can only be used to predict cats with elevated TG concentrations. Although both meters have limitations in determining some TG concentrations, the PTS in particular, could be used as a screening tool to distinguish normal cats to those with hypertriglyceridaemia.

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Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Tập 12

458-465

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