Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Heart ultrasound details in Boxer dogs with murmurs
By Quintavalla, Cecilia et al.·Published in Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association·2006·Department of Animal Health, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Transesophageal echocardiography of the left ventricular outflow tract, aortic valve and ascending aorta in Boxer dogs with heart murmurs.
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Plain-English summary
A group of Boxer dogs with heart murmurs underwent specialized heart imaging to better understand their heart conditions. The study included 28 Boxers, some of which had varying degrees of a heart condition called subaortic stenosis, which can cause heart murmurs. The advanced imaging technique confirmed the severity of this condition in affected dogs, while those with low-grade murmurs showed no significant heart issues. Both imaging methods provided similar information about the heart's structure.
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Abstract
The study was aimed at evaluating the anatomy of the left ventricular outflow tract, aortic valve, and ascending aorta by means of multiplane transesophageal echocardiography in Boxer dogs with left basilar heart murmurs and at comparing two-dimensional (2D) transthoracic to transesophageal echocardiography for the diagnosis of subaortic stenosis in this breed. Twenty-eight Boxers were included in the study and allocated to four groups according to physical and routine transthoracic 2D and Doppler echocardiography findings: group A--dogs with low grade (I-II/VI) heart murmurs without overt evidence of aortic stenosis (14 dogs); group B--dogs with type 1 subaortic stenosis (seven dogs); group C--dogs with type 2 subaortic stenosis (five dogs); group D--dogs with type 3 subaortic stenosis (two dogs). Anatomic lesions were not discovered by transesophageal echocardiography in dogs belonging to group A. Transesophageal imaging confirmed the type of subaortic stenosis, as graded by transthoracic echocardiography, in diseased animals (groups BCD). Morphologic information obtained by transesophageal echocardiography in Boxer dogs was similar to that obtained by transthoracic echocardiography.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16700184/