ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF THE ATRIA IN SMALL ANIMALS

Authors

  • Renan Paraguassu de Sá Rodrigues Postgraduate Program in Animal Science, Universidade federal do Piauí (UFPI), Agrarian Sciences Center, Rua Dirce de Oliveira, 3397, Ininga, 64048-650, Teresina (PI), Brazil.
  • Flávio Augusto Vieira Freitag Postgraduate Program in Veterinary Science, Universidade federal do Paraná, Rua dos Funcionários, 1540, Cabral, 80035-050, Curitiba (PR), Brazil
  • Altair Aparecido Pinheiro dos Santos Autonomous Veterinary Doctor, Curitiba (PR), Brazil
  • Marlos Gonçalves Sousa Laboratory of Comparative Cardiology, Universidade federal do Paraná, Rua dos Funcionários, 1540, Cabral, 80035-050, Curitiba (PR), Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/avs.v24i4.65867

Keywords:

cardiology, diagnostic imaging, dimensions, cardiac function, volume

Abstract

Cardiac evaluation is often restricted to analysis of the ventricular chambers, and in particularthe left ventricle. The importance of atrial evaluation has previously been overlooked, but their importance as a representative of global cardiac function is now increasingly recognized. Evaluation of the atria allows more accurate diagnosis and monitoring of manyheart diseases. Echocardiography is a rapid, accessible, minimally invasive examination that can provide data onatrial morphology and function. The aim of this work was to analyze the main echocardiographic techniques with potential to be used in the evaluation of the atria in small animals.

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Published

2019-12-31

How to Cite

Paraguassu de Sá Rodrigues, R., Vieira Freitag, F. A., Pinheiro dos Santos, A. A., & Gonçalves Sousa, M. (2019). ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF THE ATRIA IN SMALL ANIMALS. Archives of Veterinary Science, 24(4). https://doi.org/10.5380/avs.v24i4.65867

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 4 (2019)

Section

Small Animal Medicine and Surgery

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