Why the study?
Do healthy greyhounds have different echocardiographic indices compared to other dog breeds?
Do healthy greyhounds have different echocardiographic indices compared to other dog breeds?
Echocardiographic reference values in dogs should account for breed and body conformation, as greyhounds show substantial differences from other breeds.
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May require breed-specific echocardiographic references for greyhounds; leaves open generalizability across breeds and clinical impact.
Echocardiographic evaluation of healthy, nonexercising, awake greyhounds revealed substantial differences in left ventricular cavity dimensions, wall thickness, systolic time intervals and fractional shortening as compared to previously reported normal echocardiographic values obtained from mongrels and various other dog breeds. Despite corrections for body surface area and body weight, these differences remained, suggesting that breed and body conformation should be considered when interpreting echocardiographic studies in the dog.
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