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Echocardiography Recording in Awake Miniature Pigs
Published on: May 26, 2023
Biochemistry, Doppler echocardiography, and electrocardiography evaluation in captive owl monkeys (Aotus sp)
André Luis de Souza Teixeira1, Wellington Bandeira da Silva1,2, Karol Guimarães Oliveira2
1Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Brazil.
Background:
The cardiovascular system of owl monkeys has been studied due to frequent postmortem findings of heart disease in asymptomatic animals. The silent aspect and the difficulty of early diagnosis intensify the importance of studying the cardiovascular system in this species.
Methods:
Echocardiogram evaluation was carried out on 60 animals, grouped into suspect or non-suspect of having heart diseases, and evaluated through electrocardiogram, hematology, and biochemical tests.
Results:
Doppler echocardiography indicated two animals with suspicion of left ventricular hypertrophy and eight with dilated cardiomyopathy. Suspect animals had higher cardiac measurements and reduced shortening fraction. Troponin I was detectable in two animals (0.128 ng/mL and 0.584 ng/mL), and serum albumin concentration was significantly higher in non-suspect animals (P < .05).
Conclusions:
The importance of echocardiographic measurements of IVSd, IVSs, LVIDd, LVIDs, LVPWd, LVPWs, LA, EF, and FS in the cardiac evaluation of captive owl monkeys was evidenced.
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