Diagnóstico de enfermedades cardiovasculares en pequeñas especies por medio de la ecocardiografía
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2010-03-09
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Abarca Quesada, Natalia
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Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
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La ecocardiografía es la técnica más importante para el diagnóstico de las
enfermedades cardiacas en caninos y felinos, ya que permite la evaluación no invasiva de
la estructura y función cardiaca. Para este estudio se requiere de un ultrasonido que
disponga de la opción de doppler, modo M y bidimensional.
El objetivo de esta pasantía fue realizar el diagnóstico de enfermedades
cardiovasculares en pequeñas especies por medio de la ecocardiografía. Ésta se llevó a
cabo en el Departamento de Cardiología del Hospital de Especies Menores de JustusLiebig-Universität Giessen, en Alemania por un periodo de 3 meses y medio, del 16 de
Febrero al 29 de Mayo del año 2009. Se examinaron 113 caninos, de los cuales 107
presentaron alguna enfermedad cardiaca. La enfermedad adquirida más frecuente fue la
degeneración valvular mixomatosa, mientras que la congénita fue el ducto arterioso
persistente. Además, se evaluaron 24 felinos de los cuales 15 fueron diagnosticados con
alguna enfermedad cardiaca. La cardiomiopatía hipertrófica obstructiva fue la enfermedad
más común. En relación con las enfermedades congénitas, se identificaron 3 casos
diferentes.
Esta pasantía evidencia la importancia de emplear este método diagnóstico dentro del
abordaje de un paciente con afecciones cardiacas.
The echocardiography is the most important diagnostic technique for the diagnosis of canine and feline heart disease by providing a noninvasive means to assess cardiac morphology and function. For this purpose an ultrasound provided with Doppler, M mode and two dimensional echocardiography mode is required. The main goal of this project was to make the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases using the echocardiography at the Cardiology Department of the Small Animal Hospital, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Germany for a period of 3 month and a half, from February 16th to May 29th 2009. During the internship 113 dogs were evaluated, 107 of them presented a cardiac disease. The most common acquired disease was the myxomatous valvular degeneration, and the patent ductus arteriosus was the most common congenital disease. Besides, 24 cats were examined, 15 of them were diagnosed with a cardiac disease. The hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy was the most frequent acquired disease. In addition to that, 3 cats presented different congenital disease. This project shows the relevance of this diagnostic technique in the approach of the patient with cardiac disease.
The echocardiography is the most important diagnostic technique for the diagnosis of canine and feline heart disease by providing a noninvasive means to assess cardiac morphology and function. For this purpose an ultrasound provided with Doppler, M mode and two dimensional echocardiography mode is required. The main goal of this project was to make the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases using the echocardiography at the Cardiology Department of the Small Animal Hospital, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Germany for a period of 3 month and a half, from February 16th to May 29th 2009. During the internship 113 dogs were evaluated, 107 of them presented a cardiac disease. The most common acquired disease was the myxomatous valvular degeneration, and the patent ductus arteriosus was the most common congenital disease. Besides, 24 cats were examined, 15 of them were diagnosed with a cardiac disease. The hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy was the most frequent acquired disease. In addition to that, 3 cats presented different congenital disease. This project shows the relevance of this diagnostic technique in the approach of the patient with cardiac disease.
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GATO, PERRO, ENFERMEDADES CARDIOVASCULARES, DIAGNÓSTICO MEDIANTE ULTRASONIDOS