Tissue Doppler Imaging (TDI) is a recent ultrasound technique allowing quantification of regional myocardial function by measurement of myocardial velocities throughout the cardiac cycle. The physical principle of TDI is based on the ability of ultrasound ...
The clinical, echocardiographical and pathomorphological findings of cows with either cardiomyo pathy, endocarditis valvularis thromboticans and pericarditis traumatica are described. Based on these examples the use of echocardiography for improved ...
30 warmblood horses were examined before and after sedation with 20 microgrammes/kg BW detomidine, to determine changes of cardiac function parameters, using B-mode, M-mode and Doppler echocardiography. 15 horses showed a heart murmur, but no clinical ...
A retrospective study was done on 14 cats and 36 dogs diagnosed with right atrioventricular valve malformations (RAVM), either tricuspid dysplasia (n = 38) or Ebstein´s anomaly (n = 12). Comparison with a large reference population including 8 5 250 ...
Echocardiography in ophidians shows several particularities, directly due to the anatomical features of their cardiovascular system: two aortic arches (instead of one in mammals), one single ventricle (instead of two), two cranial venae cavae (instead of ...
111 Domestic Shorthair cats with idiopathic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy were reviewed retrospectively. Two-dimensional echocardiography was used to classify cases in 6 established phenotypes. Hypertrophy was diffuse in 61 % of cats and involved major ...
A four-year old goat was presented for anorexia and apathy since kidding one week earlier. Physical examination revealed dyspnea, extensive ascites and bilateral distended jugular veins, suggestive of congestive right heart failure. The echocardiographic ...
According to WHO classification hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a primary genetic cardiomyopathy. Echocardiographically HCM is characterized by symmetric, asymmetric or focal left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) without recognizable underlying physical ...
Pulmonary hypertension (PH), together with its accompanying clinical signs and underlying causes, e.g. pulmonary thrombosis, are more and more recognized as an important clinical entity also in dogs. This article characterizes the clinical picture of 3 ...
Echocardiographic assessment of cardiac structures, dimensions, and mechanical function in goats is poorly documented. The goal of this study was to describe normal findings, establish normal values for two-dimensional (2DE) and M-mode (MME) ...
A 9-year-old Labrador mixed breed dog, known to suffer from heart disease, was presented. It had recently collapsed on the street. Based on clinical findings and ultrasonography the tentative diagnosis of an atrial rupture with bleeding into the ...
Background: The aim of this study was to determine the clinical utility of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) as a screening method for the detection of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA).
Patients and methods: Each patient who was referred to the ...
Although persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is rare, it is the most common thoracic venous anomaly. The prevalence of PLSVC is 0.3 % in a general population and 10 % in patients with congenital heart disease. Diagnosis of PLSVC is usually ...
Background: Preoperative cardiac assessment may essentially contribute to estimate the operative risk in vascular surgery.This study was undertaken to depict the clinical conditions and cardiac status in patients before elective major vascular surgery. ...
Summary: Aim of this narrative review is to summarize the functional and hemodynamic implications of acute PE and PE sequelae, namely the post-PE syndrome. Briefly, we will first describe the epidemiology, diagnostic procedures, and therapeutic ...
Ultrasound in ThromboembolismAbstract. Imaging of pulmonary embolism (PTE) remains a great challange. Mortatity is even high. Possibilities of lung ultrasound, echocardiography, and compression leg vein sonography are discussed. Hemodynamic instable ...