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Normal values of pulse wave Doppler echocardiography in healthy Ghezel sheep

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Mohammad Honarjoo 1
Seyed Mohammad Hashami-Asl 2
Bahram Dalir-Naghadeh 3
Alireza Rostamzadeh 4

1 Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran

3 Department of Large Animal Internal Medicine and Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran

4 Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30466/vrf.2024.2033315.4333
Abstract
Echocardiography is a noninvasive, highly sensitive method for evaluating heart disease in veterinary medicine, crucial for measuring cardiac structures and functions. Despite its importance, limited data exist on sheep, particularly the Ghezel breed, a significant breed in Iran. This study aimed to establish normal echocardiographic values for Ghezel sheep, providing reference data for both clinical and research applications. We evaluated 15 healthy Ghezel sheep with a mean age of 16.50 ± 1.80 months and a mean weight of 42.69 ± 4.73 kg. Comprehensive clinical exams, biochemical and hematological tests and color Doppler echocardiography were performed. Descriptive results from standard right and left parasternal views in both longitudinal and transverse planes were obtained and compared to existing studies. The study successfully established pulse wave Doppler reference values for the Ghezel breed. These findings could be used in diagnosing heart disease in Ghezel sheep and would be beneficial in future research particularly in sheep used as an animal model for translation in human cardiac studies.

Keywords

Echocardiography
Pulse wave Doppler
Sheep

Subjects

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Veterinary Research Forum
Volume 16, Issue 4
April 2025
Pages 229-234

  • Receive Date 01 July 2024
  • Revise Date 02 October 2024
  • Accept Date 05 November 2024

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