Reference Values and Association of Body Weight, Age, and Sex With Echocardiographic Measurements in Non-Athletic Quarter Horses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Echocardiographic reference intervals for Quarter Horses are infrequently reported.

Objectives

To provide standard echocardiographic measurements for sedentary Quarter Horses and evaluate the relationship between physical characteristics (body weight, age, sex) and echocardiographic measurements.

Animals

Forty-one sedentary Quarter Horses, free of cardiac disease, from a university research herd.

Methods

A cross-sectional study evaluating standardized echocardiograms performed on sedentary Quarter Horses (41) between 2020 and 2022. Reference intervals were calculated for raw and weight-corrected values. Multiple linear regression was performed to evaluate the relationship between the physical characteristics (body weight, age, sex) and echocardiograp

SUBMITTER: Selecky ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12423106 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature