Methods: Thirty-nine healthy dogue de Bordeaux dogs of both sexes, older than one year, were recruited and 31 of these were included in the study. The classic linear regression model proved to be the best way to analyse the data. The reference limits of the echocardiographic measurements were calculated using the regression equations. The difference between the mean values of body surface area in both gender groups was evaluated by using one-way ANOVA. Results: A significant correlation was seen between several echocardiographic parameters and body surface area or body surface area and age, and high coefficients of determination (R2) were found. No effect of gender was detected on echocardiographic variables, except for the thickness of the left ventricular posterior wall at end diastole. Clinical Significance: The echocardiographic parameters related to body surface area, in the absence of correlation with other independent variables (gender and age) should be interpreted with caution because their variation could be significant for the presence of heart disease. The proposed statistical model allows estimation of echocardiographic parameters in dogue de Bordeaux dogs with different body surface areas and ages.

Echocardiographic values in clinically healthy adult dogue de Bordeaux dogs / C. Locatelli, A. Santini, G.A. Bonometti, V. Palermo, P. Scarpa, E. Sala, P.G. Brambilla. - In: JOURNAL OF SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE. - ISSN 0022-4510. - 52:5(2011 May), pp. 246-253.

Echocardiographic values in clinically healthy adult dogue de Bordeaux dogs

C. Locatelli
Primo
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V. Palermo;P. Scarpa;E. Sala;P.G. Brambilla
Ultimo
2011

Abstract

Methods: Thirty-nine healthy dogue de Bordeaux dogs of both sexes, older than one year, were recruited and 31 of these were included in the study. The classic linear regression model proved to be the best way to analyse the data. The reference limits of the echocardiographic measurements were calculated using the regression equations. The difference between the mean values of body surface area in both gender groups was evaluated by using one-way ANOVA. Results: A significant correlation was seen between several echocardiographic parameters and body surface area or body surface area and age, and high coefficients of determination (R2) were found. No effect of gender was detected on echocardiographic variables, except for the thickness of the left ventricular posterior wall at end diastole. Clinical Significance: The echocardiographic parameters related to body surface area, in the absence of correlation with other independent variables (gender and age) should be interpreted with caution because their variation could be significant for the presence of heart disease. The proposed statistical model allows estimation of echocardiographic parameters in dogue de Bordeaux dogs with different body surface areas and ages.
M-mode echocardiography; dilated cardiomyopathy; doppler-echocardiography; body-weight; indexes; breed; parameters; flow; recommendations; variability
Settore VET/08 - Clinica Medica Veterinaria
mag-2011
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