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Repeatability, variability and reference values of pulsed wave Doppler echocardiographic measurements in healthy Saanen goats.
Leroux, Aurélia; Farnir, Frédéric; Moonen, Marie et al.
2012In BMC Veterinary Research, 8, p. 190
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Keywords :
goat; pulsed wave; Doppler echocardiography; reference intervals; repeatability; variability
Abstract :
[en] Background 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. Results As documented in other species, all caprine PW Doppler parameters demonstrated a poor inter-day repeatability and a moderate variability. Tricuspid and pulmonary flows were best evaluated on the right side whereas mitral and aortic flows were best obtained on the left side, and reference values are reported for healthy adult Saanen goats. Conclusions PW Doppler echocardiography allows the measurement of intracardiac blood flow indices in goats. The reference values establishment will help interpreting these indices of cardiac function in clinical cardiac cases and developing animal models for human cardiology research.
Disciplines :
General & internal medicine
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Leroux, Aurélia ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département clinique des animaux de compagnie et des équidés > Médecine interne des équidés
Farnir, Frédéric  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de productions animales > Biostatistiques et bioinformatique appliquées aux sc. vétér.
Moonen, Marie ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Cardiologie - Pathologie spéciale et réhabilitation
Sandersen, Charlotte  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département clinique des animaux de compagnie et des équidés > Département clinique des animaux de compagnie et des équidés
Deleuze, Stefan  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département clinique des animaux de compagnie et des équidés > Obstét. et path. de la reprod. des anim. de comp. et équidés
Amory, Hélène ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département clinique des animaux de compagnie et des équidés > Médecine interne des équidés
Language :
English
Title :
Repeatability, variability and reference values of pulsed wave Doppler echocardiographic measurements in healthy Saanen goats.
Publication date :
October 2012
Journal title :
BMC Veterinary Research
eISSN :
1746-6148
Publisher :
BioMed Central
Volume :
8
Pages :
190
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
French Community of Belgium (Actions de Recherches Concertées – Académie Wallonie-Europe)
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