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ArticleOpen veterinary journal2023

Echocardiographic characterization of cardiac chambers and vasculatures in buffaloes (

Arafat Khalphallah, Enas Elmeligy, Khaled A Khesruf, Haitham H Mohammed, Abdulrahman Abdulkarim, Ashraf M Abu-Seida, Al-Lethie A Al-Lethie

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Arafat KhalphallahDivision of Internal Medicine, Department of Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt.
Enas ElmeligyVeterinary Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt.
Khaled A KhesrufDepartment of Animal diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aleppo University, Aleppo, Syria.
Haitham H MohammedDepartment of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA.
Abdulrahman AbdulkarimFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Omar Almukhtar University, Bayda, Libya.
Ashraf M Abu-SeidaDepartment of Surgery, Anesthesiology and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, P.O. Box 12211, Giza, Egypt.
Al-Lethie A Al-LethieDepartment of Surgery, Anaesthesiology and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aswan University, Aswan 81528, Egypt.
Assiut University · EGAswan University · EGCairo University · EGOmar Al-Mukhtar University · LYTexas A&M University · USUniversity of Aleppo · SY

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Abstract

Background: Ultrasonography had diagnostic importance in the evaluation of different diseases in buffaloes, including cardiovascular diseases. Aim: The current work describes the normal echocardiographic findings in healthy buffaloes, along with establishing reference values for echocardiographic dimensions for both sides of the heart, i.e., left and right ones. Methods: About 30 healthy adult buffaloes that belonged to private farms in Assiut, Egypt, were included in this study. Each animal underwent a complete clinical evaluation as well as hematological analyses, lipid profile indices, liver functions, cardio-thoracic radiography, and echocardiography to confirm no diseased conditions were detected. The study was conducted on healthy buffaloes ( Results: The obtained results reported healthy buffaloes with normal clinical findings as well as indices of blood pictures and serum biochemicals that were within the reference intervals. Radiography revealed a free reticulum and a well-defined diaphragm. The heart was seen as a typical radio-opaque organ. Ultrasonographically, using grayscale B-mode and M-mode, the heart was commonly imaged from the left fourth intercostal space. Different echocardiographic views were described, including the four chamber view, i.e., right atrium (RA), right ventricle (RV), tricuspid valve (TCV), left atrium, left ventricle, mitral valve, and interventricular septum (IVS), and the right ventricular outflow tract, i.e., RA, TCV, RV, pulmonary artery (PA), and pulmonary valve. Cross sections in each of the apex and base of the heart were described. Echocardiographic dimensions during cardiac diastole and systole, including diameters and wall thickness of each of the atria and ventricles, were demonstrated. Interventricular septal thickness wall thickness as well as diameters of the aorta and PA, were stated. Conclusion: The work tried to put reference values on the normal echocardiographic dimensions using 2-D B-mode gray scale ultrasonography in healthy adult buffaloes. These echocardiographic reference dimensions with normal echocardiographic imaging will be very helpful in enhancing the diagnostic efficacy of ultrasounds for recognizing abnormal findings related to cardiac disorders.

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BuffaloesHeartAnimalsDiastoleEchocardiographyHeart VentriclesBuffaloesCardiac diastole and systoleClinical findingsEchocardiographic dimensionsRight ventricular out flow tract

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