Cardiovascular evaluation of XXXX .

@entity1 @entity30576 @entity17056 @entity1800 @entity299 @entity65
OBJECTIVE: To design a diagnostic protocol that uses appropriate techniques, including ultrasonography, to assess @entity65 and detect primary @entity299 in @entity17056 and to establish a database of reference values for cardiac measurements in clinically normal @entity17056 . DESIGN: Prospective study. ANIMALS: 5 adult male @entity30576 from 11 to 18 years old. PROCEDURE: A complete cardiac evaluation was performed on anesthetized @entity17056 , including physical examination, thoracic radiography, electrocardiography, echocardiography, blood pressure determination, CBC, serum biochemical analyses, and serologic assay for @entity1800 . Standard cardiac measurements were made from images collected during ultrasonography. RESULTS: Cardiac measurements derived from ultrasonographic images were consistent with those considered normal in @entity1 beings. Results of other diagnostic tests were also considered normal. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: @entity299 is the primary cause of mortality in old captive @entity17056 . The technique used here provided excellent evaluation of cardiac function. Use of these techniques will allow early detection of @entity299 , making treatment or medical management possible.
