Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Balloon treatment for severe lung valve narrowing in young dogs
By Gerlach, K F et al.·Published in Tierarztliche Praxis. Ausgabe K, Kleintiere/Heimtiere·1997·Klinik und Poliklinik fü, Germany·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: [Balloon valvuloplasty for the treatment of pulmonary stenosis in dogs].
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
Three young dogs, aged between four and eight months, were diagnosed with a serious heart condition called pulmonic stenosis, which was causing symptoms related to heart strain. They underwent a procedure called balloon valvuloplasty to widen the narrowed area of their heart valves. After the treatment, the dogs showed significant improvement, with reduced pressure in their hearts and better blood flow. Within a few days, all three dogs were back to normal and symptom-free, indicating that this procedure effectively relieved their condition.
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Abstract
Valvular pulmonic stenosis was diagnosed in three dogs with an age between four and eight months. The clinical signs related the severeness of the stenosis. The three dogs showed electrocardiographic and radiographic evidence of right ventricular enlargement. The haemodynamic assessment was based on Doppler echocardiography and cardiac catheterisation. The bloodflow above the pulmonic valve was 4.8; 5.8 and 6.0 m/sec; the systolic pressure gradient between the right ventricle and the pulmonic artery 115, 110 and 122 mmHg. Because of the severeness and localisation of the stenosis the three dogs underwent balloon valvuloplasty. After management the dogs showed a decrease of the systolic pressure gradient (40 and 45 mmHg) and a decrease of the transvalvular bloodflow (1.8; 2.1 and 4.4 m/sec). Some days after the intervention the dogs were clinically asymptomatic. This paper shows that balloon valvuloplasty is a proper technique for relief of valvular pulmonic stenosis in the dog.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9459831/