Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a recent ultrasound technique using an endoscopic transducer to image the heart from within the esophagus. TEE avoids the anatomical structures that may affect the quality of the conventional transthoracic ...
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 ...
Pacemaker implantation in veterinary practice is still not well known and remains uncommon. However, this technique is the only possible way to cure animals suffering from symptomatic bradycardia whose state does not improve with a medical treatment. In ...
A 10-year-old male castrated Domestic Shorthair cat was evaluated for an asymptomatic tachyarrhythmia noted two weeks prior. Electrocardiography revealed a normal sinus rhythm with atrial premature complexes and paroxysms of supraventricular tachycardia ...
This study highlighted the pro-oxidative functions of α-tocopherol (αT) on the heart antioxidant system and tissue histopathology of oxidized sunflower oil (OSO)-exposed rats.Four groups of male Wistar rats were fed with different diets: 1) control diet ...
Abstract. Aim of this work was to determine the effects of dietary intake vitamin E and Se on lipid peroxidation (LPO) as Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and on the antioxidative defense mechanisms in heart tissues of rats treated with ...
EchoscopyAbstract. The clinical use of pocket size ultrasound devices is still at an early stage. Its performance has been studied and proven in cardiology, gynecology, and gastroenterology. It is expected that the image quality will improve and that ...
How Unhealthy Is an Ultramarathon?Abstract. We compile the most important findings on organ damage caused by an ultra-marathon. After an ultra-marathon, cardiac biomarkers such as CK, CK-MB, cardiac troponin I (cTnI) and N-...
The Old-Age HeartAbstract. Knowledge of cardiovascular changes in old age and their therapeutic options is important. Old age can lead to hypertrophy of the left ventricle, diastolic dysfunction,...
Neurocardiology has shown that the dynamic performance of the heart is strongly influenced by the brain, including the cerebral cortex. Neural control is mediated by sympathetic and parasympathetic fibers innervating the pacemaker, conductile, and ...