Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Staffordshire bull terrier with abnormal right coronary artery
By Garncarz, M et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology·2024·Kardiowet·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in a Staffordshire bull terrier.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 17-month-old male Staffordshire bull terrier was brought in because of a heart murmur. During the exam, the vet found a noticeable heart murmur and further tests showed that the dog had an unusual heart condition where the right coronary artery was connected to the pulmonary artery instead of its normal position. This condition caused some strain on the heart but the dog was asymptomatic, meaning he showed no outward signs of illness. While this type of heart anomaly can be tricky to identify, the dog was diagnosed and monitored for any potential issues.
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Abstract
An asymptomatic 17-month-old, 18.5-kg, male Staffordshire bull terrier was referred due to a heart murmur. Examination revealed a grade 3/6 left apical systolic and right apical 3/6 heart murmur. Echocardiography showed volume overload of the left ventricle and mild systolic dysfunction with a left-right flow over the interventricular septal region. Cardiac gated computed tomography revealed anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery, an extensive network of collateral blood vessels connected the right and left coronary arteries, with bronchial and left intercostal arteries also connected to the network of collateral blood vessels, markedly enlarged right and left coronary arteries and left coronary sinus. With varied presentation, coronary anomalies are difficult to recognise and classify and to the best of our knowledge this is the first case of anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery diagnosis in the dog.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38417388/