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M-Mode Echocardiographic Studies in Healthy Cats

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Aarush Brahmwar — Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence, Mumbai Veterinary College, Parel, Mumbai-400012, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University (MAFSU), Nagpur, India
Pankaj Hase — Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence, Mumbai Veterinary College, Parel, Mumbai-400012, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University (MAFSU), Nagpur, India
Rajiv Gaikwad — Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence, Mumbai Veterinary College, Parel, Mumbai-400012, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University (MAFSU), Nagpur, India
Chandrakant Galdhar — Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence, Mumbai Veterinary College, Parel, Mumbai-400012, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University (MAFSU), Nagpur, India
Dhananjay Pawalkar — Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Mumbai Veterinary College, Mumbai 400 012 (MS), MAFSU, Nagpur, India
Manjusha Patil — Department of Animal Reproduction, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Parbhani-431 401 (MS), MAFSU, Nagpur, India
Published 10 May 2024 Vol. 20 No. 3 (2024), pp. 120-123 ● Open access
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Abstract

M-mode echocardiography is a non-invasive and indispensible tool for the quantitative evaluation of the heart. Due to domestic cats’  sedentary lifestyles, it has been difficult to diagnose heart disorders in cats since they frequently manifest and exhibit cardiac affections  in novel ways. In order to help in the diagnosis of heart disorders in cats, this study was carried out to create baseline reference data  in cats (n=12) with mean age of 3.43±1.28 years, weighing 4.43 ±0.45 kg, irrespective of breed and gender, having mean heart rate of  173.67±10.34 beats/min that are bred and fed in India. The M-mode parameters studied with their mean ±SD values were Interventricular  septal thickness at diastole (IVSd, 3.50±1.15 mm) and systole (IVSs, 5.65±1.13 mm), Left ventricular internal diameter at diastole (LVIDd,  13.48±2.00 mm) and systole (LVIDs, 7.35±1.15 mm), Left ventricular posterior wall thickness at diastole (LVPWd, 4.53±0.74 mm) and  systole (LVPWs, 6.58±0.82 mm), Ejection fraction (EF, 80.55±2.58%), Fractional shortening (FS, 45.50±2.69%), Left atrium (LA, 1.06±0.17  cm), Aorta (AO, 0.86±0.13 cm), LA/Ao ratio 1.25±0.09 and E point to septal separation (EPSS, 1.21±0.51 mm). These baseline values  established will facilitate comparison and precise interpretation by the clinician. 

KeywordsEchocardiographyFelineM-mode echocardiographyReference values

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