Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Diagnosis of giant aneurysm in a dog's right heart ear
By Papa, M et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology·2022·Department of Cardiology of Clinica Veterinaria Gran Sasso, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Diagnosis of congenital aneurysmal giant right auricle in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old male Golden Retriever was brought in for a second opinion after being diagnosed with an enlarged right atrium in his heart. After thorough testing, including echocardiograms and a CT scan, the vet found that he had a rare condition called an aneurysmal right auricle, which is a bulging area in the heart. Fortunately, there were no other heart problems detected. The combination of these imaging tests helped confirm the diagnosis.
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Abstract
A five-year-old intact male Golden Retriever was sent to our center for a second cardiac evaluation after the diagnosis of right atrial dilatation. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiographic evaluation and echo-contrast study were performed. A diagnosis of aneurysmal right auricle was issued without any sign of other cardiac pathologies. The tomographic evaluation was necessary to estimate the dimension of the aneurysmal area and exclude pericardial defects that may justify this anomaly. This report describes a rare case of aneurysmal giant right auricle in dogs. The diagnosis is accurate with the association of echocardiography and computed tomography.
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