Effects of sedation with acepromazine on echocardiographic measurements in eight healthy thoroughbred horses

Menzies-Gow, N J

Abstract

Eight normal thoroughbred horses were examined by echocardiography before and 10 minutes after they had been sedated by the intravenous administration of 0.03 mg/kg acepromazine. There were significant (P < 0.025) increases in the diameters of the pulmonary artery and the aorta, measured at end-systole, and in the thickness of the interventricular septum, measured at end-systole and end-diastole. in addition, there was a significant (P < 0.001) decrease in the diameter of the left atrium measured at end-diastole. The remaining cardiac dimensions, all the indices of cardiac function, and the occurrence and severity of valvular regurgitation were not affected by sedation.

Citation

Menzies-Gow, N. J. Effects of sedation with acepromazine on echocardiographic measurements in eight healthy thoroughbred horses. Veterinary Record, 163(1), 21-25

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Deposit Date: Nov 11, 2014
• Journal: Veterinary Record
• Print ISSN: 0042-4900
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Volume: 163
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 21-25
• Public URL: https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1430264