A COMPARISON OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC INDICES OF THE NONRACING, HEALTHY GREYHOUND TO REFERENCE VALUES FROM OTHER BREEDS |
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| Authors: | Patti S Snyder DVM MS Takashi Sato DVM MS Clarke E Atkins DVM |
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| Institution: | Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL and the Department of Companion Animal and Special Species Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (Atkins, Sato). |
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| Abstract: | 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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| Keywords: | echocardiography greyhound |
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