Morphometric and morphologic parameters of the heart in healthy Alouatta guariba clamitans (Cabrera, 1940)

Autor(es)

de Soutello Charlier, Murilo Gomes ^[1] ; Filippi, Mauricio Gianfrancesco ^[2] ; Girotto, Carolina Hagy ^[3] ; Ribeiro, Vanessa Lanes ^[4] ; Teixeira, Carlos Roberto ^[3] ; Gomes Lourenco, Maria Lucia ^[2] ; Vulcano, Luiz Carlos ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Sao Paulo State Univ, Sch Vet Med & Anim Sci, Dept Anim Reprod & Vet Radiol, Botucatu, SP - Brazil

^[2] Sao Paulo State Univ, Dept Vet Clin, Sch Vet Med & Anim Sci, Botucatu, SP - Brazil

^[3] Sao Paulo State Univ, Dept Vet Surg & Anesthesia, Sch Vet Med & Anim Sci, Botucatu, SP - Brazil

^[4] Sao Paulo State Univ, Wild Anim Med & Res Ctr, Sch Vet Med & Anim Sci, Botucatu, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL PRIMATOLOGY; v. 47, n. 1, p. 60-66, FEB 2018.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

Background: This study aimed at assessing the heart function of one neotropical primate (Alouatta guariba clamitans) kept in captivity using radiography, electrocardiogram (ECG) and Doppler echocardiography. Methods: Ten adult healthy howler monkeys (A.g. clamitans) were evaluated under general anaesthesia. Vertebral Heart Scores (VHS) were obtained from radiographic studies. Ejection fraction, shortening fraction of left ventricle, left atrial/aortic root ratio, ascending aortic diameter, peak velocity of pulmonary, mitral, tricuspid and aortic blood flow and other values were measured by Doppler echocardiography. Heart rate, mean electrical axis of QRS complex, P, Q, R, S, T amplitude, P, PR interval, QRS, QT interval duration and ST segment unbalancing were measured by ECG. Results and conclusions: Exam techniques were akin the ones used in humans. Doppler echocardiographic, radiographic, electrocardiographic and clinical parameters for howler monkey were described and correlated. The results have shown profiles of cardiovascular function and structure of A.g. clamitans. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 14/04909-6 - Avaliação da função cardiovascular em Alouatta guariba em cativeiro
• Beneficiário: Murilo Gomes de Soutello Charlier
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado