Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with rare heart defects treated with surgery and balloon procedure
By Marchesotti, Federica et al.Ā·Published in Journal of veterinary internal medicineĀ·2019Ā·Istituto Veterinario di Novara, ItalyĀ·View original on PubMed ā
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Original publication title: Combined interventional procedure and cardiopulmonary bypass surgery in a dog with cor triatriatum dexter, patent foramen ovale, and pulmonary stenosis.
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Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old American Pit Bull was brought in for surgery due to serious heart issues, including a condition called cor triatriatum dexter (CTD) and a patent foramen ovale (PFO), which were causing abnormal blood flow. The vet used a two-step approach: first, they performed a balloon procedure to widen a narrowed heart valve, and then they corrected the heart's structure with surgery while the dog was on a heart-lung machine. This combined treatment aimed to fix the dog's heart problems and improve its overall health.
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Abstract
A 2-year-old American Pit Bull dog was presented for surgical evaluation of imperforate cor triatriatum dexter (CTD) and patent foramen ovale (PFO). Echocardiography identified an imperforate CTD associated with a right-to-left shunting PFO and valvular pulmonary stenosis. A 2-step interventional and surgical approach was used. Initially, a pulmonary balloon valvuloplasty was performed, and subsequently the dog underwent a surgical correction of the atrial anomaly under cardiopulmonary bypass.
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