ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN THIRTY AMERICAN FLAMINGOS (PHOENICOPTERUS RUBER) AND A CASE OF SUSPECTED NEURALLY MEDIATED REFLEX SYNCOPE
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ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN THIRTY AMERICAN FLAMINGOS (PHOENICOPTERUS RUBER) AND A CASE OF SUSPECTED NEURALLY MEDIATED REFLEX SYNCOPE. / Schrøder, Anders S.; Willesen, Jakob L.; Perrin, Kathryn L.; Bertelsen, Mads F.; Koch, Jørgen.
In: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, Vol. 55, No. 1, 2024, p. 195-199.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN THIRTY AMERICAN FLAMINGOS (PHOENICOPTERUS RUBER) AND A CASE OF SUSPECTED NEURALLY MEDIATED REFLEX SYNCOPE
AU - Schrøder, Anders S.
AU - Willesen, Jakob L.
AU - Perrin, Kathryn L.
AU - Bertelsen, Mads F.
AU - Koch, Jørgen
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 American Association of Zoo Veterinarians. All rights reserved.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Heart disease in birds contributes to premature death and is usually detected postmortem. Echocardiography is a sensitive and noninvasive diagnostic modality but reported standard values for many species of birds, including American flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber), are unavailable. Echocardiography was opportunistically performed on 30 unsedated American flamingos during their annual routine health examination. Structural heart disease was not found in any of the examined birds. However, 18 birds showed varying degrees of dynamic intraventricular obstruction. Echocardiographic parameters are reported. Benign neurocardiogenic weakness or syncopal events during handling were suspected in three birds. Stress combined with an intraventricular obstruction is believed to have triggered a cascade of parasympathetic innervation and sympathetic inhibition, similar to neurally mediated reflex syncope in humans.
AB - Heart disease in birds contributes to premature death and is usually detected postmortem. Echocardiography is a sensitive and noninvasive diagnostic modality but reported standard values for many species of birds, including American flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber), are unavailable. Echocardiography was opportunistically performed on 30 unsedated American flamingos during their annual routine health examination. Structural heart disease was not found in any of the examined birds. However, 18 birds showed varying degrees of dynamic intraventricular obstruction. Echocardiographic parameters are reported. Benign neurocardiogenic weakness or syncopal events during handling were suspected in three birds. Stress combined with an intraventricular obstruction is believed to have triggered a cascade of parasympathetic innervation and sympathetic inhibition, similar to neurally mediated reflex syncope in humans.
U2 - 10.1638/2021-0084
DO - 10.1638/2021-0084
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 38453502
AN - SCOPUS:85187133726
VL - 55
SP - 195
EP - 199
JO - Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
JF - Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
SN - 1042-7260
IS - 1
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ID: 392707849