1986 Volume 19 Issue 19 Pages 45-53
Two-dimensional echocardiography(2-DE) was performed on three dairy cows in which bacterial endocarditis was suspected. The 3 rd and 4 th intercostal spaces at the level of the elbou were chosen as acoustic windows. Dense vegetative echoes were seen on the mitral valve and the tricuspid valve in case 1, on the tricuspid valve in case 2 and on the pulmonary valve in case 3 by 2-DE. In addition to 2-DE, M-mode echocardiography was performed in the three cases to see the motion of the vegetation. Finally, a diagnosis of bacterial endocarditis was made from the results of 2-DE, M-mode echocardiography, clinical examinations, blood bio chemistry, ECG and PCG.
