Open AccessTwo-dimensional and M-mode echocardiographic measurements of cardiac dimensions in healthy Standardbred trotters
Author(s) -
Zoltán Bakos,
K. Vörös,
Taina Järvinen,
Jenő Reiczigel
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
acta veterinaria hungarica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1588-2705
pISSN - 0236-6290
DOI - 10.1556/avet.50.2002.3.3
Subject(s) - cardiology , diastole , medicine , systole , interventricular septum , ventricle , blood pressure
The aim of the study was to establish normal echocardiographic values of healthy Standardbred trotters not published previously. Twenty-three clinically normal horses weighing between 350 and 490 kg were examined in the same manner: first a thorough physical and then detailed echocardiographic examination were performed. Standardised two-dimensional (2D) and guided M-mode echocardiographic imaging techniques were used to measure interventricular septal thickness (IVS), left ventricular internal diameter (LVID), left ventricular wall thickness (LVW), left atrial internal diameter (LAID) in end-systole (s) and end-diastole (d) and aortic diameter (AOD) in end-diastole. Mean, range and standard deviation of the different parameters were calculated. The mean values (in centimetres) were as follow (2D/M-mode): IVSs: 4.6/4.7; IVSd: 3.1/3.0; LVIDs: 7.0/7.0; LVIDd: 10.7/10.7; LVWs: 3.9/3.9; LVWd: 2.7/2.7; LAIDs: 10.4/-; LAIDd: 11.3/-; AODd: 7.2/-. Results of two-dimensional and M-mode measurements were compared to each other and to normal values obtained from other breeds.