Two‐dimensional, Real‐time Echocardiography in the Horse

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Why the study?

Does sedation with detomidine improve echocardiographic image quality in normal Standardbred horses?

Structured PICO

Does sedation with detomidine improve echocardiographic image quality in normal Standardbred horses?

Population

10 standing normal Standardbred horses

Intervention

Two-dimensional real-time echocardiography using a 3.5-MHz real-time sector scanner, with sedation (detomidine 0.01 mg/kg, IV)

Comparator

Without sedation (matched t-tests)

Outcome

Image quality of 10 cardiac structures and optimal transducer positionssurrogate

Sedation with detomidine does not significantly improve two-dimensional echocardiographic image quality in normal standing horses.

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Detomidine sedation does not enhance equine echocardiographic quality; leaves open its role in clinical or diseased cohorts.

J. Carlsten (1987) studied this question.

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