Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Holstein calf with congenital cleft mitral valve and heart defect
By Depenbrock, Sarah M et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology·2015·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Congenital isolated cleft mitral valve leaflet and apical muscular ventricular septal defect in a Holstein calf.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-week-old Holstein calf was brought in for emergency treatment due to signs of gastrointestinal issues and low blood volume. After receiving fluids, the vet discovered that the calf had serious heart problems, including a cleft mitral valve and a muscular ventricular septal defect. Unfortunately, these congenital heart defects were severe, and the calf did not survive.
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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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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26263841/