Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Congenital isolated cleft mitral valve leaflet and apical muscular ventricular septal defect in a Holstein calf.
- Journal:
- Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology
- Year:
- 2015
- Authors:
- Depenbrock, Sarah M et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences · United States
Abstract
A 5-week-old Holstein heifer calf presented for emergency treatment of signs referable to gastrointestinal disease and hypovolemic shock. Fluid resuscitation uncovered clinical signs of primary cardiac disease and echocardiography revealed multiple congenital cardiac defects. Malformations included a cleft anterior mitral valve leaflet resembling an isolated cleft mitral valve and an apically-located muscular ventricular septal defect. The echocardiographic and postmortem findings associated with these defects are presented and discussed in this report.
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