M-Mode and Two-Dimensional Echocardiographic Diagnosis of Bovine Heart Diseases

Abstract

M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiography we useful for the diagnosis of bovine congenital and acquired heart diseases. Echocardiographic features were described in 7 bovine animals affected with dilated cardiomyopathy (two cases), traumatic pericarditis, bacterial pericarditis, vegetative bacterial endocarditis associated with ventricular septal defect, bicuspid aortic valve showing the prolapse of one valve leaflet, and suspected ventricular septal defect with the overriding aorta.