Simpson's method of discs in Salukis and Whippets: Echocardiographic reference intervals for end-diastolic and end-systolic left ventricular volumes

Reference intervals for transthoracic echocardiography in the English springer spaniel: a prospective, longitudinal study

“…Interestingly, these values are similar to recently published upper limits for EDVI and ESVI in two other athletic breeds: whippets (109 and 55 mL/m 2 ) and salukis (127 and 65 mL/m 2 ) (Seckerdieck et al . ). Therefore, ESS (and other athletic breeds) might have a different cardiac morphology from non‐athletic breeds, such as Doberman pinscher, great Danes, Irish wolfhounds and so on, and species‐wide RI or threshold values for measures of systolic myocardial function might not apply to athletic dogs.…”

“…, Seckerdieck et al . ). The development of breed‐specific RI, especially in athletic breeds, could help reduce this uncertainty and improve clinical diagnoses.…”

Breed‐specific reference ranges for standard echocardiographic measurements in salukis

“…, Seckerdieck et al . ). Based on our study, salukis appear to have a similar lower reference limit for EF compared with some other breeds (Smets et al .…”

“…, Seckerdieck et al . ). Compared with other breeds of the same size, healthy sighthounds may have larger ventricles and thicker ventricular walls and may have a slower resting heart rate (HR) in the absence of cardiac disease (Page et al .…”

“…, Seckerdieck et al . ). Thus, the distinction between mild pathological changes and normal variation in cardiac size and shape may be challenging (Dukes‐McEwan et al .…”