Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with exercise breathing trouble diagnosed with rare heart defect
By J.P.E. Pascon et al.·Published in Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia·2010·View original on DOAJ →
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Original publication title: Aorticopulmonary septal defect in a dog: case report Defeito do septo aórtico-pulmonar em um cão: relato de caso
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Plain-English summary
A 10-month-old female mixed breed dog was brought in for breathing problems during exercise and a heart murmur was found during the exam. An ultrasound showed a rare heart defect where blood vessels were improperly connected, which was confirmed during surgery. After the surgery, the dog was doing well and no longer had trouble breathing when active. This case highlights the importance of early diagnosis for successful treatment of this congenital heart condition.
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Abstract
A 10-month-old intact female mixed breed dog was referred for evaluation of exercise-induced dyspnea and a low grade II/VI systolic murmur was detected. The communication between ascending aortic and pulmonary trunk was observed by detecting a continuous flow just above the semilunar valves on echoDopplercardiography and attested by surgery. After the surgical procedure, the dog was presented in good clinical conditions without exercise-induced dyspnea, reflecting the importance of an early and accurate diagnostic for the therapeutic success. This is the first Brazilian report of this rare congenital disease and the unique well succeed surgery in the veterinary literature.<br>Na avaliação da dispneia pós-exercício em uma cadela de 10 meses de idade, não castrada e sem raça definida, foi detectado sopro sistólico leve grau II/VI. A comunicação entre a aorta ascendente e o tronco pulmonar, observada pela presença de fluxo contínuo logo abaixo das valvas semilunares, à ecoDopplercardiografia, foi confirmada pela cirurgia. Após o procedimento cirúrgico, a cadela apresentou boa condição clínica e ausência de dispneia mesmo ao exercício. Ressalta-se a importância do diagnóstico precoce e preciso para o sucesso terapêutico. Este é o primeiro relato brasileiro dessa rara doença e a única cirurgia, bem sucedida, descrita na literatura veterinária consultada.
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Search related cases →Original publication on DOAJ: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-09352010000300010