Preliminary assessment of left ventricular function by tissue Doppler imaging and two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in horses with equine metabolic syndrome
Abstract:The equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) has many parallels to the human metabolic syndrome (HMS). The HMS predisposes to cardiovascular diseases. Standard echocardiographic exams showed few abnormalities in HMS and advanced echocardiographic techniques are needed to detect altered cardiac function. Few studies have investigated cardiac function in horses with EMS. As the pathomechanism of HMS and EMS are similar, the objective of the study was to determine whether horses with EMS have altered cardiac function asse… Show more
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