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{"title":"Evaluation of right ventricular function using conventional and real-time three-dimensional echocardiography in healthy dogs and dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease","authors":"M. Aherne ,&nbsp;M. Borgarelli,&nbsp;G. Menciotti,&nbsp;S.M. Lahmers,&nbsp;J.A. Abbott","doi":"10.1016/j.jvc.2024.08.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvc.2024.08.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction/Objectives</h3><p>To compare conventional and three-dimensional (3D) echocardiographic indices of right ventricular (RV) systolic function in dogs with various stages of myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD), classified according to the 2009 guidelines of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM), with those from normal dogs.</p></div><div><h3>Animals</h3><p>Seventy-eight unsedated dogs (22 healthy controls, 23 ACVIM stage B1 MMVD, 20 ACVIM stage B2 MMVD, and 13 ACVIM stage C MMVD) were included in the study.</p></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><p>All dogs underwent conventional and 3D echocardiography. Three-dimensional RV end-diastolic volume (EDV), end-systolic volume (ESV), stroke volume (SV), and ejection fraction (EF) were recorded. Right ventricular EDV, ESV, and SV were indexed to bodyweight. Echocardiographic variables were compared across groups using a Kruskal–Wallis test with subsequent post hoc analysis using Dunn's method for multiple comparisons between groups. A P-value of &lt;0.05 was considered significant.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Right ventricular EDV was smaller in stage B1 (P=0.012), stage B2 (P=0.035), and stage C (P=0.004) dogs than in controls. Stage B2 (P=0.003) and stage C (P&lt;0.001) dogs had smaller RV ESV than controls. Stage B1 dogs had smaller RV SV than controls (P=0.012). Right ventricular EF was greater in stage C dogs than in controls (P=0.003) and in stage B1 (P=0.017) dogs.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Several 3D echocardiographic indices of RV systolic function differ between dogs with advanced MMVD when compared with normal dogs. Further investigation is required to determine if these differences have clinical implications.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48788,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Cardiology","volume":"56 ","pages":"Pages 8-22"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142182905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ventricular cardiac hemangiosarcoma with brain metastases in a dog","authors":"J. Yan ,&nbsp;C. Evered ,&nbsp;S. Raheb ,&nbsp;B. Lillie ,&nbsp;S. Fonfara","doi":"10.1016/j.jvc.2024.08.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvc.2024.08.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>An 11-year-old, female, spayed, soft-coated Wheaten terrier presented for acute onset of neurological signs. On presentation, neurological examination showed right thoracic and pelvic limb proprioceptive deficits, absent right menace reflex, and weak right nasal septum response. A left thalamocortical lesion was localized. On thoracic auscultation, an arrhythmia was noted, and electrocardiography showed frequent ventricular premature complexes and rare runs of ventricular tachycardia. Echocardiography identified an interventricular septal mass extending into the lumen of the left ventricle. Thalamocortical metastasis secondary to the cardiac mass was suspected to be the cause of the patient's neurological signs. Humane euthanasia was elected by the owner due to the patients clinical status and poor prognosis. A postmortem examination diagnosed hemangiosarcoma of the interventricular septum, the right ventricular free wall, and left ventricular free wall. The left ventricle adjacent to the paraconal groove showed myocardial necrosis and inflammation. Metastases to the brain and secondary intracranial hemorrhage were found which were suspected to be the cause of the antemortem neurological signs. Concurrent pulmonary and hepatic metastases were noted. This report describes a rare presentation of an intracardiac hemangiosarcoma of the interventricular septum, right ventricle, and left ventricle in a patient presenting with neurological signs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48788,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Cardiology","volume":"55 ","pages":"Pages 32-37"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142097487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Left atrial fractional shortening obtained from two different echocardiographic views in cats is not interchangeable","authors":"A. Machado,&nbsp;C. Partington,&nbsp;J. Silva,&nbsp;L. Gardner,&nbsp;J. Novo Matos","doi":"10.1016/j.jvc.2024.08.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvc.2024.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction/objectives</h3><p>Left atrial fractional shortening (LAFS%) is a widely used index of left atrial systolic function in cats that has been shown to predict development of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and cardiac mortality. It can be determined by two methods: from an M-mode right parasternal short-axis view (LAFS%^RPSA-MM) or two-dimensional right parasternal long-axis four-chamber view (LAFS%^RPLA-2D). We aimed to assess the agreement between LAFS%^RPSA-MM and LAFS%^RPLA-2D in cats and to evaluate the correlation between LAFS%^RPSA-MM and LAFS%^RPLA-2D and left ventricular systolic performance.</p></div><div><h3>Animals, materials, and methods</h3><p>One hundred and seventeen cats were enrolled in the study: 40 control, 41 HCM stage B (asymptomatic), and 36 HCM stage C (symptomatic) cats. This was a retrospective case–control study. Bland–Altman analysis was used to assess agreement between LAFS%^RPSA-MM and LAFS%^RPLA-2D across the whole cohort and in cats with asymptomatic and symptomatic HCM. Correlation analysis was used to assess associations between LAFS% methods and forward aortic flow, left ventricular fractional shortening, and aortic root motion.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The LAFS% determined by LAFS%^RPSA-MM and LAFS%^RPLA-2D was similar (P=0.8), but Bland–Altman analysis showed wide limits of agreement between methods. There was a good correlation between LAFS%^RPSA-MM and LAFS%^RPLA-2D and aortic root motion (r = 0.78 and r = 0.71, respectively) and a fair correlation with left ventricular fractional shortening (r = 0.31 and r = 0.29, respectively). None of the methods showed a correlation with indices of aortic flow.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Our study suggests a poor agreement between LAFS%^RPSA-MM and LAFS%^RPLA-2D, and thus, these methods should not be used interchangeably. Both echocardiographic methods showed good correlation with aortic root motion.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48788,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Cardiology","volume":"55 ","pages":"Pages 38-47"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1760273424000717/pdfft?md5=9f40f6f496b486c2d3ea6e52cffcdb1a&pid=1-s2.0-S1760273424000717-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142127077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Quantification of respiratory sinus arrhythmia in control dogs and in dogs with various severity classes of myxomatous mitral valve disease","authors":"R.A. Baisan ,&nbsp;C.A. Turcu ,&nbsp;L.M. Bilboc ,&nbsp;M.C. Maftei ,&nbsp;V. Vulpe ,&nbsp;D.G. Ohad","doi":"10.1016/j.jvc.2024.08.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvc.2024.08.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Loss of respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) is a negative prognostic factor in dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD). The aim of this study was to calculate the percentage (%) of RSA in healthy dogs and dogs in various MMVD classes.</p></div><div><h3>Animals</h3><p>Control and MMVD dogs were prospectively included in the study.</p></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><p>Respiratory sinus arrhythmia was calculated from a dual channel electrocardiography and breathing curve recording using the peak-to-trough method, in percent of the average heart rate.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>One hundred and forty-nine dogs were studied, including 24 control and 125 MMVD dogs of different severity classes. An overall %RSA decrease was documented with increasing disease severity up to the Ca class along with a relative %RSA increase in the Cc class. The %RSA magnitude differed between B2 and Ca (P&lt;0.001), and between Ca and Cc (P = 0.001) groups, respectively. The %RSA showed a medium negative correlation with the La:Ao ratio (r2 = −0.568, P&lt;0.001) and with the E-wave velocity (r2 = −0.561, P&lt;0.001).</p></div><div><h3>Discussions</h3><p>A decrease in %RSA was shown with increased disease severity up to acute congestive heart failure (CHF). Dogs receiving cardiac therapy leading to stabilized CHF might restore their ability to exhibit RSA, often revealing a higher %RSA compared to those in acute CHF.</p></div><div><h3>Study limitations</h3><p>Low number of respiratory cycles for analysis. Therapy effect not evaluated.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The findings of this study can serve as the basis for future risk stratification and carry the potential of proving an additional clinical marker for diagnostic and therapeutic decisions making when managing MMVD dogs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48788,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Cardiology","volume":"55 ","pages":"Pages 48-56"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142128830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Twenty-five years of Journal of Veterinary Cardiology: when it all started","authors":"C. Lombard,&nbsp;C. Amberger","doi":"10.1016/j.jvc.2024.07.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvc.2024.07.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48788,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Cardiology","volume":"54 ","pages":"Pages 82-85"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141775208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"25 years of Journal of Veterinary Cardiology: moving forward","authors":"D. Hogan,&nbsp;M. Borgarelli,&nbsp;S. Fonfara","doi":"10.1016/j.jvc.2024.07.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvc.2024.07.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48788,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Cardiology","volume":"54 ","pages":"Pages 78-79"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141775211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Journal title page and editorial board","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S1760-2734(24)00065-1","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1760-2734(24)00065-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48788,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Cardiology","volume":"54 ","pages":"Page i"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1760273424000651/pdfft?md5=db7c313b47737b512f0f8d38fd6215d0&pid=1-s2.0-S1760273424000651-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142020920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"25 years of Journal of Veterinary Cardiology: how you can make a journal successful","authors":"N.S. Moise","doi":"10.1016/j.jvc.2024.07.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvc.2024.07.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48788,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Cardiology","volume":"54 ","pages":"Pages 80-81"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141775209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Corrigendum to “Plasma growth differentiation factors 8 and 11 levels in cats with congestive heart failure secondary to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy” [J Vet Cardiol 25 (2019 Oct) 41–51]","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jvc.2024.03.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvc.2024.03.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48788,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Cardiology","volume":"54 ","pages":"Page 86"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1760273424000249/pdfft?md5=f8e3cf69fda3fcb4253ef9fffbf5e87f&pid=1-s2.0-S1760273424000249-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140401125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reversible right-sided congestive heart failure secondary to primary hyperaldosteronism in a cat","authors":"M.B. Haynes ,&nbsp;A.G.N. Morey ,&nbsp;C. Gerhard ,&nbsp;J. Remaks ,&nbsp;L. Nafe ,&nbsp;M. Mickelson ,&nbsp;C.R. Reinero ,&nbsp;K.E. Wiggen","doi":"10.1016/j.jvc.2024.07.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvc.2024.07.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A 10-year-old male castrated Somali cat presented with neurologic signs, severe systemic hypertension, and hypokalemia. Abdominal ultrasonography demonstrated a left adrenal mass, and the serum aldosterone concentration was increased. Computed tomography and follow-up diagnostic testing confirmed a left adrenal mass consistent with functional adenocarcinoma; additional findings included chronic airway and parenchymal disease. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed biatrial enlargement, with abdominal and pericardial effusion, consistent with right-sided congestive heart failure. The cat was treated for congestive heart failure and adrenalectomy was performed. Cardiac structure and function returned to normal within 6 months postoperatively. This report highlights a case of reversible congestive heart failure secondary to primary hyperaldosteronism.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48788,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Cardiology","volume":"55 ","pages":"Pages 26-31"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141839297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}