Exotic Animal Formulary5

Table 8-16
Cardiac Measurements in Hedgehogs. a,8
Radiographic Measurements b
Mean±SD (Range)
AB/CD 1.38±0.11 (1.24-1.59)
AB/H 0.88±0.07 (0.74-1.01)
AB/R5-7 1.89±0.29 (1.55-2.73)
CD/H 0.63±0.04 (0.58-0.7)
VHS 8.16±0.48 (7.25-8.75)
L/W 1.4±0.11 (1.16-1.55)
L/C 1.64±0.25 (1.38-2.13)
W/T 0.6±0.03 (0.55-0.66)
W/C 1.17±0.17 (1-1.45)
Echocardiographic Measurements c
Mean±SD (Range)
IVSd (cm) 0.15±0.01 (0.13-0.17)
IVSs (cm) 0.22±0.02 (0.19-0.24)
LVIDd (cm) 0.74±0.05 (0.67-0.84)
LVIDs (cm) 0.58±0.03 (0.54-0.65)
LVFWd (cm) 0.16±0.01 (0.14-0.18)
LVFWs (cm) 0.23±0.02 (0.19-0.27)
FS (%) 21.45±2.5 (17.4-26.8)
EPSS (cm) 0.11±0.02 (0.09-0.14)
AO (cm) 0.36±0.02 (0.31-0.4)
LA (cm) 0.56±0.04 (0.51-0.62)
LA/AO (cm) 1.55±0.16 (1.37-1.92)
LVOT Vmax (m/sec) 0.489±0.108 (0.296-0.662)
RVOT Vmax (m/sec) 0.335±0.094 (0.236-0.512)
R-wave amplitude (mV) 0.22±0.11 (0.08-0.5)
QRS duration (sec) 0.03±0 (0.03-0.03)
Mean electrical axis −10±13 (−28 to 8)
Heart rate (beats/min) 200±48 (100-260)
a
n=13; 5 male, 8 female; age range 6 mo-5 yr, 7<1 yr, 6>1 yr.
b
AB, apicobasilar length of heart; CD, maximum width of heart perpendicular to AB; H, vertical depth of
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