title: Echocardiography in the chinchilla.
abstract: Heart disease has been described in the chinchilla and, with increasing popularity as a pet, the demand for diagnostic evaluation and treatment has increased. The goal of this study was to determine reference values for echocardiographic measurements in chinchillas and the effect of anesthesia on these measurements. Seventeen clinically healthy adult chinchillas were studied. All animals were anesthetized with isoflurane by mask. Standard echocardiographic views were used. A difference was seen in the echocardiographic measurements for left ventricular systolic dimension, fractional shortening, aortic (Ao) diameter, left atrial (LA) diameter, ratio of LA diameter to Ao diameter, and peak flow velocities and ejection times for Ao and pulmonary artery flows between awake and anesthetized chinchillas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Studies, Sections of Cardiology and Special Species, School of Veterinary Medicine, Small Animal Hospital, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. alinde@ksu.edu
authors.forename: Annika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Linde
authors.forename: Nuala J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Summerfield
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: Tonatiuh
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Melgarejo
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Keffer
authors.forename: Evelyn
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ivey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000662:veterinary; D002682:Chinchilla; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000187:drug effects / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007530:Isoflurane / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D007530:Isoflurane