Use of echocardiography in the diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy in Irish wolfhounds
| Autor: | Vollmar Ac |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
Cardiomyopathy
Dilated Male medicine.medical_specialty Pleural effusion Cardiomyopathy complex mixtures Dogs Sex Factors Left atrial Sex factors Germany Internal medicine medicine Animals Dog Diseases cardiovascular diseases Small Animals business.industry Dilated cardiomyopathy Atrial fibrillation Fractional shortening musculoskeletal system medicine.disease Echocardiography Heart failure Disease Progression cardiovascular system Cardiology Female business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association. 35:279-283 |
| ISSN: | 1547-3317 0587-2871 |
| DOI: | 10.5326/15473317-35-4-279 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to compare the echocardiographic features of Irish wolfhounds with clinically inapparent dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) (n = 33) to dogs with advanced DCM (n = 33) and to normal dogs (n = 262). Significant differences were detected between the three groups. In dogs with DCM, the most sensitive diagnostic measurements were: end-systolic volume index (ESVI), E-point to septal separation (EPSS), fractional shortening (FS), and left ventricular internal dimensions (LVIDd and LVIDs). Left atrial diameter was increased markedly in dogs with DCM and 83.3% of affected Irish wolfhounds had concurrent atrial fibrillation. Compared with early DCM, in advanced DCM there was a significant increase in end-diastolic right ventricular diameter, often combined with extensive pleural effusion, the leading sign of congestive heart failure in Irish wolfhounds. |
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