Cardiac assessments of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Northern Gulf of Mexico following exposure to Deepwater Horizon oil

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 16; no. 12; p. e0261112
• Main Authors: Linnehan, Barbara K, Gomez, Forrest M, Huston, Sharon M, Hsu, Adonia, Takeshita, Ryan, Colegrove, Kathleen M, Harms, Craig A, Barratclough, Ashley, Deming, Alissa C, Rowles, Teri K, Musser, Whitney B, Zolman, Eric S, Wells, Randall S, Jensen, Eric D, Schwacke, Lori H, Smith, Cynthia R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 14.12.2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Abnormalities; Animals; Aorta; Aortic valve; Aquatic mammals; Armed forces; Auscultation; Beaked whales; Biology and Life Sciences; Blood flow; Bottle-Nosed Dolphin - abnormalities; Bottle-Nosed Dolphin - physiology; Cardiac function; Cardiology; Cetacea; Coronary artery disease; Crude oil; Diastole; Dolphins; Dolphins & porpoises; Doppler effect; Earth Sciences; Echocardiography; Echocardiography - veterinary; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; EKG; Electrocardiogram; Electrocardiography; Electrocardiography - veterinary; Environmental aspects; Environmental cleanup; Evaluation; Exposure; Fibrosis; Fibrosis - diagnostic imaging; Fibrosis - veterinary; Flow velocity; Health aspects; Heart - diagnostic imaging; Heart - physiology; Heart attacks; Heart diseases; Heart Injuries - diagnostic imaging; Heart Injuries - veterinary; Heart valves; Histopathology; Hydrocarbons; Hypertension; Hypertension - veterinary; Information warfare; Laboratory animals; Lung diseases; Marine mammals; Medicine and Health Sciences; Oil spills; Petroleum Pollution - adverse effects; Physiological aspects; Research and Analysis Methods; Septum; Sinuses; Stranding; Thickening; Tricuspid valve; Tursiops truncatus; Ultrasonic imaging; Ventricle; Wall thickness; Water consumption; United States; North Carolina; Sarasota Florida; Gulf of Mexico; California; United States > US; Dauphin Island

The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill profoundly impacted the health of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Barataria Bay, LA (BB). To comprehensively assess the cardiac health of dolphins living within the DWH oil spill footprint, techniques for in-water cardiac evaluation were refined with...