Echocardiography, Ultrasonography and Laboratory
Findings of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction and
Right-Sided Congestive Heart Failure in A Neonatal Calf
Volume 1 - Issue 5
Alper Erturk*, Murat Kaan Durgut, Amir Naseri and Mahmut Ok
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- Selcuk University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, Konya, Turkey
*Corresponding author:
Alper Erturk, Selcuk University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, Konya, Turkey
Received: August 20, 2018; Published: August 24, 2018
DOI: 10.32474/CDVS.2018.01.000125
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Abstract
A 14-days old female Holstein calve was referred to the Large Animals Hospital of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Selcuk
University with a history of inappetence, weight loss and lethargy. On the initial examination, severe anemic mucosal membranes
bilateral distended jugular veins and 4/6 degree holo-systolic tricuspidal murmur were presented. Echocardiographic and
ultrasonographic findings showed LV systolic dysfunction and Right sided congestive heart failure. The high levels of CK-MB and
cardiac troponin I demonstrated severe cardiac injury.
Keywords: Heart failure; Neonatal Calf; Echocardiography; Cardiac Biomarkers
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