Evaluation of Subjective Assessment of Right Heart Size and Function Using Standard 2D-Echocardiographic Recordings in Horses With and Without Pulmonary Hypertension
Rater agreement of subjective RH assessment was low and influenced by observer experience. Subjective absence of RH changes does not allow ruling out PHT, while the presence of characteristic RH changes suggests PHT.
Authors
- Colin C. Schwarzwald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6095-5402)
- Natalie K. Wolf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2015-3384)
- Melanie Straub
- Christina Eberhardt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8133-2116)
- Julia N. van Spijk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0647-9289)
- Paula Zscherpe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7340-4418)
- H Junge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6258-541X)
- David Vogt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2387-7350)
- Elena Herger
Institutions
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital (ZA)
- Swiss Institute of Equine Medicine (CH)
- Center for Pediatric Endocrinology Zurich (CH)
- Bell Equine Veterinary Clinic (GB)
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.70145
- Primary Topic
- Veterinary Equine Medical Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00