Murat KİBAR, Melahat TOKER, Savaş ÖZTÜRK

Evaluation of echocardiographic ewamination findings in dogs with mitral valve prolapse

Sunulan bu çalışmada, köpeklerde mitral kapak prolapsusu'nun yayılışının araştırılması ve ekokardiografik muayeneler ile mitral kapakta meydana gelen çökme şeklindeki değişikliklerin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu çalışmada, klinik olarak sağlıklı ve uyuşukluk, öksürük, solunum güçlüğü veya bayılma belirtileri gösterdiği için kalp hastalığı olduğundan şüphelenilen toplam 35 köpek muayene edildi. Ekokardiografik muayene ile 19 (% 54,2) köpekte mitral kapak prolapsusu olduğu, 16 (% 45,7) köpekte ise mitral kapağın normal yapıda olduğu belirlendi. Mitral prolapsus bulunan köpeklerde, sistol sırasında mitral kapaktaki prolapsus derecesinin bireysel farklılıklar içerdiği belirlendi. Sonuç olarak, köpeklerde yaygın olduğu belirlenen mitral kapak prolapsusunun güvenilir tanısının ekokardiografik muayeneler ile yapılabildiği görüldü.

Mitral kapak prolapsusu bulunan köpeklerde ekokardiografik muayene bulgularının değerlendirilmesi

The present study was performed to investigate the prevalence of mitral valve prolapse (MVP) in dogs, and to evaluate protrusive changes in the mitral valve by echocardiographic examination. Thirty-five dogs were examined, including those observed clinically normal, and animals with suspected cardiac disease displaying lethargy, coughing, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, Or syncope. The echocardiographic examination revealed 19 (54.2%) of the dogs to have MVP, whereas 16 (45.7%) had a normal mitral valve. It was concluded that the degree of. protrusion of the mitral valve in systole differs in individual dogs with mitral prolapse. MVP, determined to be widespread in dogs, can be reliably diagnosed by means of echocardiographic findings.

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