Title |
Repeatability, variability and reference values of pulsed wave Doppler echocardiographic measurements in healthy Saanen goats
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Published in |
BMC Veterinary Research, October 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1746-6148-8-190 |
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Authors |
Aurélia A Leroux, Frédéric Farnir, Marie L Moonen, Charlotte F Sandersen, Stefan Deleuze, Hélène Amory |
Abstract |
Pulsed wave (PW) Doppler echocardiography has become a routine non invasive cardiac diagnostic tool in most species. However, evaluation of intracardiac blood flow requires reference values, which are poorly documented in goats. The aim of this study was to test the repeatability, the variability, and to establish the reference values of PW measurements in healthy adult Saanen goats. Using a standardised PW Doppler echocardiographic protocol, 10 healthy adult unsedated female Saanen goats were investigated three times at one day intervals by the same observer. Mitral, tricuspid, aortic and pulmonary flows were measured from a right parasternal view, and mitral and aortic flows were also measured from a left parasternal view. The difference between left and right side measurements and the intra-observer inter-day repeatability were tested and then the reference values of PW Doppler echocardiographic parameters in healthy adult female Saanen goats were established. |
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