• 대한수의학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.317-322
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• 2004

This study was performed to evaluate echocardiographic parameters in dogs with experimental mitral regurgitation subjected to dobutamine stress testing. In 8 beagle dogs, a 4-prong grasping forceps was inserted into the left ventricle through the carotid artery with fluoroscopic guidance. The disruption of chordae or mitral valve leaflet was performed. Echocardiographic protocols included quantitative Doppler echocardiography and M-mode measurement for evaluating left ventricle function. After all measurement was obtained at rest, dobutamine was infused incrementally. In stress testing, all measurement also was performed at rest as the same method. In stress Doppler echocardiography, regurgitant fraction and aortic stroke volume was increased significantly (P<0.001). Effective regurgitant orifice and regurgitant volume was not changed. In M-mode examination, fractional shortening was increased significantly at stress test (P<0.001). From the results obtained in this study, it could be suggested that dobutamine stress echocardiography increase left ventricle performance in non-functional mitral regurgitation and quantitative Doppler echocardiography is non-invasive, accurate method in valvular regurgitation.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.209-213
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• 2016

This study evaluated several known echocardiographic markers related to the assessment of severity in dogs with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) after the closure of ductus arteriosus (DA). Forty-two dogs with patent ductus arteriosus were enrolled in this study. Evaluated echocardiographic markers were left atrial to aortic root ratio, left ventricular end-diastolic dimension to aortic root ratio, indexed left ventricular end-diastolic and end-systolic dimensions, end-diastolic and end systolic volume index, pulmonic flow to systemic flow (Qp/Qs) ratio, velocities of pulmonary regurgitant and systolic jets, pulmonary flow profiles and the presence of mitral regurgitation. Those markers were evaluated before, 1 day, and 30 days after the closure of DA. Statistically significant changes in some echocardiographic markers (i.e., Qp/Qs) were observed. Although several studies in human and dogs have evaluated the clinical outcome of PDA occlusion using several echocardiographic markers, this study has firstly evaluated all echocardiographic markers known to be useful for assessing the clinical outcome of PDA occlusion in human, and has demonstrated that those markers including the Qp/Qs and pulmonary flow profiles were useful in evaluating of clinical outcome of PDA in dogs and the reduction of LA and LV preload after ductal closure could dramatically reduce after successful ductal occlusion of PDA in dogs.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.367-370
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• 2014

본 연구는 개에서 건삭파열로 유발한 급성 이첨판 폐쇄부전 모델의 혈류역학적 변화를 관찰하는 것이다. 이 연구는 10마리의 정상 심장기능을 가진 비글견에서 실시되었다. 직접혈압측정법과 Swan-Ganz 카테터를 통해 건삭을 실험적으로 파열시키는 기간동안 혈류역학적 지표 변화를 진행하였다. 이첨판 폐쇄부전 모델을 만들기 위해 5번 늑간으로 접근하여 관절경에 사용하는 작은 훅나이프를 사용하여 건삭을 파열하였다. 수술 중 칼라 도플러 영상 검사를 통해 이첨판 역류를 확인하였다. 혈류역학적 지표를 측정한 결과 폐모세혈관쇄기압은 유의적으로 증가하였지만, 평균동맥압, 정맥압, 폐동맥압, 심박출량, 심박출 지수는 건삭 파열 후에 유의적으로 감소한다는 것을 발견하였다. 이것은 건산파열로 인해 좌심실로 부터 역류된 혈액이 좌심방에 과부하를 일으킨다는 것을 나타내는 것이다. 본 연구를 통해 개에서 급성 이첨판 폐쇄부전 모델을 만드는데 있어 건삭파열방법이 효과적인 것을 알 수 있었고, 이첨판 역류 유발 후 시간이 지나면 만성 이첨판 부전증으로 진행할 수 있을 것으로 생각되며, 차후 판막의 만성적 변화 양상을 연구하는데 도움을 줄 수 있을 것으로 생각됩니다.