Exotic Animal Formulary5

thorax from ventral border of spine to dorsal border of sternum at level of tracheal birfurcation; R5-7,
distance from 5th rib cranial edge to 7th rib caudal edge; VHS, vertebral heart score; L, heart length; W,
maximum width perpendicular to L; C, length of clavicle; T, thoracic width at level of 6th rib articulation
with vertebral column.
c
IVSd, interventricular septal thickness in diastole; IVSs, interventricular septal thickness in systole;
LVIDd, left ventricular internal diameter in diastole; LVIDs, left ventricular internal diameter in systole;
LVFWd, left ventricular free wall thickness in diastole; LVFWs, left ventricular free wall thickness in
systole; FS, fractional shortening; EPSS, E-point-to-septal separation length; AO, aortic diameter in
diastole; LA, left atrium internal dimension; LVOT, maximum velocity of left ventricular outflow; RVOT,
maximum velocity of right ventricular outflow.
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