Reference values for Vertebral Heart Size and Manubrium Heart Score for Healthy Border Collies

Authors

  • Marcela Roberta Prado Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Animal Sciences and Food Engineering, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga-SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7990-5951
  • Sâmara Turbay Pires Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Animal Sciences and Food Engineering, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga-SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2376-2529
  • Anna Carolina Mazeto Ercolin Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Animal Sciences and Food Engineering, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga-SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5832-9015
  • Tamiris Disselli Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Animal Sciences and Food Engineering, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga-SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7975-8994
  • Camila Silveira Stanquini Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Animal Sciences and Food Engineering, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga-SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2183-0751
  • Amanda Moura Rocha de Andrade Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Animal Sciences and Food Engineering, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga-SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9830-9076
  • Jennifer Leme Alencar Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Animal Sciences and Food Engineering, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga-SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5067-4257
  • Maria Cristina Ferrarini Nunes Soares Hage Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Animal Sciences and Food Engineering, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga-SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9309-774X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26605/medvet-v18n2-6370

Keywords:

cão, coração, radiografia torácica, vértebra, dog, heart, thoracic radiography, vertebrae

Abstract

This study aimed to establish reference values for vertebral heart size (VHS) and manubrium heart score (MHS) in healthy adult Border Collies. The study utilized 12 dogs, both male and female, aged between 1 and 9 years. All dogs exhibited normal results on B- and M-mode echocardiography. Thoracic radiographs were taken in left lateral (LL), right lateral (RL), and ventrodorsal (VD) recumbency. Both subjective and objective analyses were conducted by two evaluators. The reproducibility of the objective radiographic measurements was excellent (P < 0.001), with the following mean values and standard deviations: VHS LL = 9.95 ± 0.47; VHS RL = 10.10 ± 0.51; VHS VD = 10.84 ± 0.61; Short-MHS RL = 2.10 ± 0.17; Long-MHS RL = 2.57 ± 0.19; Overall MHS RL = 4.65 ± 0.33; Short-MHS VD = 2.13 ± 0.22; Long-MHS VD = 2.94 ± 0.26, and Overall MHS VD = 5.03 ± 0.42. This study contributes to the standardization of VHS and MHS measurements, thereby aiding in the evaluation of the cardiac silhouette of Border Collies.

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Published

2024-08-02

How to Cite

Prado, M. R., Pires, S. T., Ercolin, A. C. M., Disselli, T., Stanquini, C. S., Andrade, A. M. R. de, Alencar, J. L., & Hage, M. C. F. N. S. (2024). Reference values for Vertebral Heart Size and Manubrium Heart Score for Healthy Border Collies. Medicina Veterinária, 18(2), 143–150. https://doi.org/10.26605/medvet-v18n2-6370

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 2 (2024): Medicina Veterinária

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Small Animal Clinic and Surgery

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