Abstract
Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking for Quantitative Right Ventricular Wall Motion Analysis in Horses Affected by Equine Asthma
Highlights
Echocardiography is considered the gold standard in the evaluation of equine cardiac function (Koenig et al, 2017) and diagnosis of cardiac disorders (Decloedt et al, 2013)
There was a significant difference between the measurements of severely asthmatic horses and the control group discussed in the paragraphs
Late diastolic filling velocity was significantly higher in horses suffering from severe equine asthma in the longitudinal plane of mid right ventricular free wall segments reflecting atrial contraction, which is a sign of primary pulmonary hypertension due to equine asthma and secondarily elevated right heart pressure
Summary
Echocardiography is considered the gold standard in the evaluation of equine cardiac function (Koenig et al, 2017) and diagnosis of cardiac disorders (Decloedt et al, 2013). Anatomic and geometric limitations of echocardiography of the right ventricle are overcome by using this technique, as it is angle-independent (Longobardo et al, 2017) In human medicine, this technique has already shown its advantages as a non-invasive screening tool in diagnostics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), secondary. Right heart size and function has been evaluated recently by tissue Doppler and speckle tracking echocardiography in horses with severe asthma (Decloedt et al, 2017a; Decloedt et al, 2017b). We hypothesised that equine asthma has an impact on right ventricular myocardial function that may be early detectable by 2DST imaging
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