Right ventricular outflow tract fractional shortening: an echocardiographic index of right ventricular systolic function in dogs with pulmonary hypertension
2018
Abstract Objectives To create reference intervals for right ventricular outflow tract fractional shortening (RVOT-FS) in healthy dogs and examine diagnostic performance of this index in dogs with pulmonary hypertension (PH). In addition, we examine the impact of myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) without PH on RVOT-FS. Animals, materials and methods The study population included 52 healthy adult dogs, 51 dogs with MMVD but without PH, and 51 dogs with PH. This is a prospective study. Complete echocardiographic evaluations were performed on all dogs. Right ventricular outflow tract fractional shortening was obtained by two-dimensional guided M-mode recordings from the right parasternal short axis view. Right ventricular outflow tract fractional shortening was evaluated in healthy dogs of various breeds, and reference intervals were generated. We examined the effect of PH on RVOT-FS with receiver operating characteristic analysis and evaluated the effect of MMVD on RVOT-FS in dogs without PH. Intraobserver and interobserver reproducibility was calculated. Results Healthy dogs had RVOT-FS > 44%. Right ventricular outflow tract fractional shortening values of healthy dogs and MMVD dogs without PH did not differ ( p =0.84). In dogs with PH, RVOT-FS decreased with increasing tricuspid regurgitation velocity ( p Conclusions Right ventricular outflow tract fractional shortening is a novel, easy applicable, and repeatable index for evaluating RV systolic function. Studies comparing this index with common echocardiographic indices used to assess RV function in dogs are needed.
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