COMPARISON OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHICINDICES OF NORMAL BUFFALOES AND THOSE HAVING DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA

The objective of this study was to describe the clinical presentation and evaluate echocardiographic findings in Murrah buffaloes suffering from diaphragmatic hernia. Normal buffaloes (n=15) and buffaloes with diaphragmatic hernia (n=15) diagnosed clinically, radiographically, ultrasonographically for diaphragmatic hernia were evaluated in this study. Fifteen healthy buffaloes were included in this study as controls. The mean±SE value of left ventricular internal diameter at diastole and systole (LVIDd and LVIDs) (cm), end diastolic volume (EDV) (ml), end systolic volume (ESV) (ml), stroke volume (SV) (ml), cardiac output (CO) (%), and left ventricular posterior wall thickness at systole (LVPWs) (cm) were significantly decreased whereas other parameters were non significantly changed. In conclusion, theLVIDd, LVIDs, EDV, ESV, SV and CO were significantly decreased and FS (fractional shortening) was increased significantly in cases of buffaloes affected with diaphragmatic hernia as compared to normal.