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Scanning the athletic patient
‘Athlete’s heart’ can be very difficult to distinguish from a pathological condition like early stage dilated cardiomyopathy on a POCUS-style heart scan. This is because, in an athletic dog, the
Using IVRT for diastolic function assessment
A common question asked of me from intermediate-level learners of echocardiography is how to obtain and measure isovolumic relaxation time (IVRT). However, it is important to understand that IVRT can
In echocardiography, simple is better
… Simple is better, or at least just as good In our small animal echocardiography training programme, we talk a lot about longitudinal function and its importance in assessing left