The Use of Two Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Veterinary Cardiology

The aim of this study is to present short-axis radial and circumferential strain rate measurements by speckle tracking echocardiography technique in healthy cats dogs. was performed at Small Animal Training Research Hospital, Ankara University. Retrospective data from (n=5) dogs (n=5), which are applied the animal hospital for cardiological examination, were analyzed. Two-dimensional without sedation, patients manually restrained right left lateral positions. Peak systolic strain, rate, means 24.47 ± 1.22%, 0.29 0.20 s-1, -15.33 2.56%, 0.05 0.27 s-1 respectively 39.33 14.02%,-0.47s -1 0.55 -23.13 1.53%, -0.63 s-1± 0.18 It thought that can be included routine echocardiographic examinations because provides detailed information determining potential ventricle examination time not much different compared conventional examinations.