Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Heart defect called cor triatriatum sinister in a 6-year-old dog
By Castagna, P et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology·2019·Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Cor triatriatum sinister in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 6-year-old male French bulldog was found to have a rare heart condition called cor triatriatum sinister, which is a type of heart malformation. The dog did not show any symptoms, but veterinarians used special ultrasound techniques to examine his heart and understand how the condition was affecting blood flow. This case highlights how advanced imaging can help diagnose heart problems in dogs, even when they appear healthy.
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Abstract
This report describes the transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiographic features of cor triatriatum sinister in an asymptomatic 6-year-old male French bulldog. Although cor triatriatum sinister represents a well-known and widely described cardiac malformation in humans, its description in the canine population is rare. In this clinical case, non-invasive echocardiographic techniques were helpful in visualizing and characterizing the lesion, allowing a valuable assessment of the malformation, and its hemodynamic consequences.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31446292/