Mehrdad YADEGARI, Ali REZAKHANI, Majid Gholami AHANGARAN, Sina MAHABADI, Faham KHAMESIPOUR

Normal Echocardiographic findings in four month old male ostrich (struthio camelus)

Kuşlarda ekokardiyografi morfolojik ve fonksiyonel olarak kalbin değerlendirmesinde yararlı ve geçerli bir tekniktir. Bu çalışmanın amacı devekuşu için normal ekokardiyografik değerleri ortaya koymaktır. Çalışmada görünüşte sağlıklı 4 yaşlı 25 adet erkek devekuşunun ekokardiyografik bulguları kullanıldı. Ekokardiyografi sternumun üzerinden ikinci ve üçüncü interkostal aralıktan sağlandı. Her parametre için ortalama ve standart sapma hesaplandı. Elde edilen değerler: sol ventrikül iç çapı sistol ve diastol sonunda sırasıyla 1.50±0.2 ve 2.70±0.16 cm; sol ventrikül serbest duvarı sistol ve diastol sonrasında sırasıyla 0.89±0.04 ve 0.62±0.03 cm; interventriküler septurm sistol ve diastol sonunda sırasıyla 0.99±0.81 ve 0.65±0.11 cm olarak kaydedildi. Kalp atım hacmi 20.98±2.56 cm3 ve fraksiyonel kısalma 44.41±0.53% olarak belirlendi. Sağlıklı devekuşlarının normal ekokardiyografik değerleri bu hayvanların kalp hastalıklarında erken tanı ve prognostik amaçlı kullanılabilir.

Dört aylık erkek devekuşu (struthio camelus) normal ekokardiyografik bulguları

Echocardiography in birds is a useful and competent technique for morphological and functional cardiac assessment. The aim of this study was to establish normal reference echocardiographic values for ostrich. Echocardiographic parameters from 25 apparently healthy male and almost 4 month old ostrich were chosen for this experiment. Echocardiography was prepared from the second and third intercostals space and over the sternum. The mean and standard deviation was calculated for each parameter. The values obtained are: The left ventricular internal diameter at end systole and end diastole was 1.50±0.2 and 2.70±0.16 cm; left ventricular free wall at end systole and end diastole was 0.89±0.04 and 0.62±0.03 cm; inter ventricular septum at end systole and end diastole was 0.99±0.81 and 0.65±0.11 cm, respectively. The stroke volume was 20.98±2.56 cm3 and fractional shortening was 44.41±0.53%. Normal echocardiographic values in the healthy birds may be used as early diagnostic and prognostic values in ostriches with cardiac diseases.

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