Echocardiography in the Horse

25 standing, clinically normal horses (approx 300 kg)

Echocardiography using an ultrasonic recording device with a 19-mm unfocused transducer emitting frequencies of 2.5 mHz at a repetition rate of 1 kHz

Feasibility of obtaining echocardiograms and establishing normal measurements for left ventricular wall thickness, chamber diameters, aortic root dimensions, and mitral valve motionsurrogate