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Echocardiogram
An echocardiogram is a heart ultrasound that provides detailed images of cardiac structure and function. It is the definitive diagnostic tool for heart disease in pets.
Key Facts
- Non-invasive ultrasound of the heart; usually no sedation needed
- Evaluates chamber sizes, wall thickness, valve function, blood flow
- Detects cardiomyopathy (HCM, DCM), valve disease, congenital defects
- Doppler mode measures blood flow velocity and direction
- In cats, detects "smoke" (blood stasis) that predicts clot/aortic-thromboembolism risk
- Performed by veterinary cardiologists or trained general practitioners
- Species: dogs and cats
ความเชื่อมโยง (9)
โรคที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Aortic Thromboembolismโรค
Left atrial enlargement and "smoke" predict clot risk
Cardiomyopathyโรค
Definitive diagnostic test
Congestive Heart Failureโรค
Monitors cardiac function and guides treatment
Diet Associated Cardiomyopathyโรค
Cardiac ultrasound is recommended to screen for early structural changes in dogs consuming implicated diets.
Heart Diseaseโรค
Central diagnostic for all cardiac conditions
Pulmonary Hypertensionโรค
Doppler used to estimate pulmonary pressures
Tetralogy Of Fallotโรค
The definitive diagnostic imaging modality used to visualize the structural abnormalities.
Ventricular Septal Defectโรค
Provides definitive visualization and measurement of the septal opening.