Two-dimensional echocardiographic measurements of the right coronary artery in healthy horses - a pilot study.

Natalia SiwinskaMarcin MichalekAgnieszka ZakMalwina SlowikowskaAgnieszka Noszczyk-NowakArtur NiedzwiedzUrszula Paslawska

Published in: BMC veterinary research (2019)

The age, size, and level of training may affect the ultrasound measurement of the RCA in horses. Non-invasive transthoracic echocardiography may be used to assess the size of the right coronary vessel in various types of horses.

Keyphrases

coronary artery
left ventricular
pulmonary artery
pulmonary hypertension
magnetic resonance imaging
coronary artery disease
computed tomography
mitral valve
heart failure
ultrasound guided
aortic stenosis
aortic valve