Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Heart function changes on ultrasound in dogs with pericardial
By Koie, Hiroshi et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2003·Department of Veterinary Medicine, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Alteration of ventricular function on echocardiography associated with intra-pericardial disorder in dogs.
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Plain-English summary
Three dogs were brought in for serious heart issues, including exercise intolerance and heart dilation. One dog had fluid around the heart (pericardial effusion), another had bleeding in that area (pericardial hemorrhage), and the third had a hernia affecting the heart. After surgery to remove these problems, all three dogs showed significant improvement, with their heart function returning to normal. They were able to exercise better and their heart measurements improved after the procedures.
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Abstract
Two dogs with severe exercise intolerance (Cases 1 and 2) and another dog with cardiac dilation (Case 3) were referred to the Nihon University Animal Medical Center (ANMEC). Case 1 was diagnosed as pericardial effusion (PE), Case 2 as pericardial hemorrhage, and Case 3 as pericardiophrenic hernia. When these causative disorders were removed, the heart expanded, and clinical symptoms markedly improved in these three dogs. In particular, the cardiac chamber diameters and left ventricle fractional shortening (LVFS) was normalized in all 3 dogs postoperatively. There is only one case report that compares before effusion extractions in the pericardial sac with the after echocardiography findings. In this paper, echocardiography was conducted on the three endocardial disease cases, comparing before removing these causative disorders with the findings after echocardiography.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12867734/