Key result
Echocardiography clarifies canine cardiac diagnoses, identifying cardiomyopathy, effusion, or normal function after initial screening.
Why the study?
The study aimed to establish echocardiographic methods for diagnosing various canine cardiac ailments.
Does M-mode, 2D, and Doppler echocardiography accurately diagnose cardiac ailments in dogs presenting with clinical, radiographic, or electrocardiographic signs of heart disease?
Observational (n=10)
No
Does M-mode, 2D, and Doppler echocardiography accurately diagnose cardiac ailments in dogs presenting with clinical, radiographic, or electrocardiographic signs of heart disease?
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This veterinary case series illustrates that M-mode, 2D, and Doppler echocardiography can differentiate dilated cardiomyopathy, pericardial effusion, and structurally normal hearts in dogs presenting with suspected cardiac disease.
Aim: The aim of the study was to establish the methods for diagnosis various canine cardiac ailments using echocardiography.Materials and Methods: M-mode, two-dimensional echocardiography and Doppler studies were performed on 10 cases.Dogs showing signs of cardiac ailment either clinically, radiographic or via electrocardiographic examination were selected for study.Right parasternal short axis view was used for echocardiographic measurements.Right parasternal long axis and left parasternal apical views were used for Doppler studies.Doppler studies were performed at the level of aortic valve and atrioventricular valves for semi quantitative diagnosis of regurgitation.Results: Dogs were found affected with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) (n=5), pericardial effusion (PE) (n=1), combined PE and DCM (n=2) and remaining two showed abnormality on radiographic or electrographically evaluation but were found out to be normal echocardiographically (n=2).Conclusion: Echocardiography is an effective tool for diagnosis of various heart ailments.
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Singh et al. (2014) conducted an observational in Suspected canine cardiac disease (n=10). M-mode, two-dimensional, and color Doppler echocardiography vs. Physical, radiographic, and electrocardiographic examination was evaluated on Echocardiographic diagnosis of canine cardiac ailments (dilated cardiomyopathy, pericardial effusion, or normal heart). Echocardiography diagnosed dilated cardiomyopathy in 5 dogs, pericardial effusion in 1, combined disease in 2, and normal cardiac function in 2 dogs with prior radiographic or ECG abnormalities.
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