Normal echocardiographic findings in Lori- Bakhtiari sheep

Aim: The assessment of heart parameters in healthy animals for evaluation of heart structure, function and cardiovascular disease are necessary and important. Material and method: In this study 20 healthy Lori-Bakhtiari sheep (ten males and ten females) of one year age and weights 42±3 kg were selec...

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Published inHuman & veterinary medicine Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 45 - 48
Main Author Yadegari, Mehrdad
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cluj-Napoca Bioflux SRL 01.08.2014
Subjects
Animals
Aorta
Cardiovascular disease
Echocardiography
Females
Gender
Heart
Males
Mitral valve
Ovis aries
Rheumatic heart disease
Septum
Sheep
Standard deviation
Structure-function relationships
Studies
Ultrasonic imaging
Ventricle
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Summary:Aim: The assessment of heart parameters in healthy animals for evaluation of heart structure, function and cardiovascular disease are necessary and important. Material and method: In this study 20 healthy Lori-Bakhtiari sheep (ten males and ten females) of one year age and weights 42±3 kg were selected. The echocardiography was done in 4th and 5th intercostal spaces in the longitudinal and transverse views. Results: The values obtained are: the left ventricular internal diameter at end systole and end diastole was 1.50 and 2.70 cm, respectively; left ventricular free wall at end systole and end diastole was 1.69 and 0.93 cm, respectively; inter ventricular septum at end systole and end diastole was 1.45 and 0.92 cm, respectively; the right ventricular at end systole and end diastole was 1.28 and 2.94 cm, respectively; the aortic root was 2.03 cm; left atrial was 1.58 cm; the gap between mitral valve to septal ventricular end-diastole was 0.68 cm; the stroke volume was 27.24 mL, and fractional shortening of heart was 56.29%. In addition, relationship between genders with any of the measured parameters was statistically evaluated and calculated. Significant difference was observed between gender and size of the right ventricular at end systole, size of the left ventricle at end systole, size of the left ventricular free wall at end diastole, size of the left atrial and volume of right ventricular at end diastole was observed in males and females (p<0.05). Conclusion: The data collected in this study provide reference values for the evaluation of Lori-Bakhtiari sheep
ISSN:2066-7655
2066-7663