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Equine Echocardiography.
Journal article

Equine Echocardiography.

  • Schwarzwald CC Clinic for Equine Internal Medicine, Equine Department, Swiss Equine Cardiology Consulting, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, Zurich 8057, Switzerland. Electronic address: cschwarzwald@vetclinics.uzh.ch.
  • 2019-03-04
Published in:
  • The Veterinary clinics of North America. Equine practice. - 2019
Cardiac
Cardiac structures
Chamber dimensions
Heart
Horse
Measurements
Myocardial function
Ultrasound
Animals
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Echocardiography
Horse Diseases
Horses
English This article provides an overview on the principles of transthoracic echocardiography in horses. Indications for echocardiography, equipment, and technical considerations are discussed and a systematic approach for a complete echocardiographic examination in horses is described. Methods for assessment of chamber dimensions, allometric scaling of measurements, assessment of systolic and diastolic ventricular function, assessment of atrial function, hemodynamic assessment, and evaluation of valvular regurgitation are explained, focusing on traditional 2-dimensional (2D), motion-mode, and Doppler echocardiographic methods. Selected applications of newer echocardiographic methods, such as tissue Doppler imaging and 2D speckle tracking are also described.
Language
  • English
Open access status
closed
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https://sonar.ch/global/documents/94455
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