Reference Values for Postmortem Examination of the Heart in the Macropod (<i>Macropodidae</i>) and Koala (<i>Phascolarctidae</i>).

ABSTRACT: Morphometric cardiac reference values are reported for macropods and koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus). Body weight (BW), heart weight (HW), left ventricle (LV) wall, interventricular septum (S), right ventricle (RV) wall thickness, and LV+S and RV weights were measured at postmortem examination of 48 macropods and 32 koalas that had no evidence of cardiovascular disease. The HW/BW% (0.43-0.96%) and (LV+S)/RV (2.80-4.22) for macropods were comparable to domestic species. In koalas, the HW/BW% (0.25-0.51%) was lower, and the (LV+S)/RV (3.06-5.41) ranged higher than in macropods and domestic species. The LV:RV of koalas (1.0-10.8) was more variable than in macropods (1.17-4.27). Two macropods with cardiac disease were assessed on postmortem examination against the generated reference va

SUBMITTER: Cousins E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12108414 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature