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Methods and reliability of tissue Doppler imaging for assessment of left ventricular radial wall motion in horses.
Abstract: Noninvasive assessment of left ventricular (LV) function is incompletely studied in horses. Objective: The goals of this study were to investigate the feasibility, techniques, and reliability of tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) for characterization of LV radial wall motion in healthy horses. Methods: Three Standardbreds, 3 Thoroughbreds; age 8-14 years; body weight 517-606 kg. Methods: Repeated echocardiographic examinations were performed by 2 observers in unsedated horses using TDI. Test reliability was determined by estimating measurement variability, within-day interobserver variability, and between-day interobserver and intraobserver variability of all echocardiographic variables. Variability was expressed as coefficient of variation (CV) and the absolute value below which the difference between 2 measurements will lie with 95% probability. Results: Assessment of LV radial wall motion by TDI was feasible in all horses. Measurement variabilities were very low (CV 25%) variability. Pulsed-wave TDI variables appeared more reliable than color TDI variables. Conclusions: Measurement of TDI indices of LV function is feasible and reliable in adult Standardbred and Thoroughbred horses. The clinical relevance of LV function assessment by TDI remains to be determined.
Publication Date: 2009-08-04 PubMed ID: 19645848DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2009.0287.xGoogle Scholar: Lookup The Equine Research Bank provides access to a large database of publicly available scientific literature. Inclusion in the Research Bank does not imply endorsement of study methods or findings by Mad Barn.
- Journal Article
- Adult Horses
- Animal Health
- Cardiovascular Health
- Clinical Findings
- Clinical Study
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Diagnostic Technique
- Echocardiography
- Equine Health
- Heart
- Horses
- Imaging Techniques
- Noninvasive Procedures
- Physiology
- Standardbred Horses
- Thoroughbreds
- Tissue
- Veterinary Medicine
- Veterinary Procedure
- Veterinary Research
Summary
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The research investigates the feasibility, techniques, and reliability of using non-invasive tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) in assessing left ventricular radial wall motion of the heart in horses.
Study Participants
- The study was conducted on six healthy horses, consisting of three Standardbreds and three Thoroughbreds aged between eight to fourteen years. Their weights stood between 517-606 kg.
Methodology
- The researchers conducted repeated echocardiographic examinations on these horses while they were unsedated, utilizing Tissue Doppler Imaging (TDI).
- The study looked into the test’s reliability by examining several forms of variability. These variabilities included measurement variability, within-day interobserver variability, and between-day interobserver and intraobserver variability of all echocardiographic variables.
Results and Conclusion
- Results showed that the TDI method was feasible to be carried out in all horses. Most variables displayed very low to low measurement variabilities. This was shown through the coefficient of variation (CV) which was below 15% for most variables.
- However, the researcher’s observed higher variabilities (CV 16-25%) in the within-day interobserver variability, and between-day interobserver and intraobserver variabilities.
- Pulsed-wave TDI displayed very low to low variability in all variables assessing systolic LV function, indicating its reliability. On the other hand, some variables assessing LV diastolic and Left Atrium (LA) function showed moderate to high (CV > 25%) variability. Thus, it demonstrated that pulsed-wave TDI variables were more reliable than color TDI variables.
- In conclusion, Tissue Doppler Imaging (TDI) appears to be a feasible and reliable method to measure left ventricular radial wall motion functions in both Standardbred and Thoroughbred horses, although further investigation is needed to establish its clinical relevance.
Cite This Article
APA
Schwarzwald CC, Schober KE, Bonagura JD.
(2009).
Methods and reliability of tissue Doppler imaging for assessment of left ventricular radial wall motion in horses.
J Vet Intern Med, 23(3), 643-652.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-1676.2009.0287.x Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Equine Department, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. cschwarzwald@vetclinics.uzh.ch
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Biomechanical Phenomena
- Echocardiography, Doppler / methods
- Echocardiography, Doppler / veterinary
- Female
- Horses / physiology
- Male
- Observer Variation
- Ventricular Function, Left / physiology
Citations
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