Acta Veterinaria Hungarica
Volume/Issue:
Volume 57: Issue 2
M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiographic reference values for three Hungarian dog breeds: Hungarian Vizsla, Mudi and Hungarian Greyhound
Authors: Károly Vörös 1 , Csaba Hetyey 1 , Jenő Reiczigel 2 , and Gábor Czirok 3
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  • 1 Szent István University Department and Clinic of Internal Medicine István u. 2 H-1078 Budapest Hungary
  • 2 Szent István University Department of Biomathematics and Informatics, Faculty of Veterinary Science István u. 2 H-1078 Budapest Hungary
  • 3 Biovet Állatorvosi Rendelő Budapest Hungary
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/avet.57.2009.2.3
Page Count:
217–227
Publication Date:
01 Jun 2009
Online Publication Date:
07 Jul 2009
Article Category:
Research Article
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The aim of the study was to establish normal reference echocardiographic values for three Hungarian dog breeds, and to determine the potential dependence of intracardiac parameters on body weight, age and gender. M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiography were performed on 95 clinically healthy dogs including 45 Hungarian Vizslas, 28 Mudis and 22 Hungarian Greyhounds. Linear intracardiac measurements included interventricular septal thickness (IVS), left ventricular internal diameter (LVID), left ventricular posterior wall thickness (LVPW) both in systole and diastole, as well as left atrial internal diameter (LAD), and aortic diameter (AOD) in early diastole. Fractional shortening (FS), end-diastolic and end-systolic left ventricular volumes (EDV and ESV), as well as LAD:AOD ratio were calculated from the linear parameters. Mean, range and standard deviation of measurements were calculated for each breed. Body weight positively correlated in all three breeds with all left ventricular dimensions, such as IVS d , IVS s , LVID d , LVIDD s , LVPW d and LVPW s parameters. LA values showed positive correlations to body weight in all three breeds. AOD and LA demonstrated a positive correlation with body weight in Hungarian Vizslas and Mudis, whilst the LAD:AOD ratio was related to body weight only in Mudis. Gender did not correlate with any of the measured echocardiographic parameters in any breeds. In Mudis, a positive correlation was found between the LAD:AOD ratio and age, as well as between the LAD:AOD ratio and E point to septal separation (EPSS).

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Keywords:
Echocardiography; measurement; dog; normal values; two-dimensional; M-mode

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