2021 journal article

Focused Canine Cardiac Ultrasound

VETERINARY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA-SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE, 51(6), 1203–1216.

By: T. DeFrancesco n  & J. Ward*

co-author countries: United States of America πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
author keywords: Echocardiography; Congestive heart failure; Dyspnea; Respiratory distress; Pulmonary edema; Ascites; Pleural effusion; Pericardial effusion
MeSH headings : Animals; Dog Diseases / diagnostic imaging; Dogs; Echocardiography / veterinary; Heart Defects, Congenital / veterinary; Heart Failure / veterinary; Pericardial Effusion / diagnostic imaging; Pericardial Effusion / veterinary
Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 8, 2021

Focused cardiac ultrasound (FCU) is a useful point-of-care imaging tool to assess cardiovascular status in symptomatic dogs in the acute care setting. Unlike complete echocardiography, FCU is a time-sensitive examination involving a subset of targeted ultrasound views to identify severe cardiac abnormalities and is performed as part of an integrated thoracic ultrasound including interrogation of the pleural space and lungs. When integrated with other clinical information, FCU can be helpful in the diagnosis of left-sided and right-sided congestive heart failure, pericardial effusion and tamponade, and severe pulmonary hypertension, and can provide estimates of fluid responsiveness in hypotensive dogs.