Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with heart failure from hemangiosarcoma in left ventricle
By Osuga, Tatsuyuki et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2017·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (Osuga, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Diastolic heart failure associated with hemangiosarcoma infiltrating left ventricular walls in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 9-year-old Shetland sheepdog was brought in for breathing problems and was diagnosed with fluid in the lungs due to heart failure. An ultrasound of the heart showed thickening of the heart walls and enlargement of the left atrium, but the heart was still pumping well. Further tests revealed that a type of cancer called hemangiosarcoma was growing in the heart walls, which was causing the heart to fill improperly. Unfortunately, this condition is serious and often leads to a poor outcome for affected dogs.
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Abstract
A 9-year-old Shetland sheepdog was diagnosed with cardiogenic pulmonary edema. Echocardiography revealed focally thickened left ventricular free wall and interventricular septum and left atrial dilation. Left ventricular systolic function was preserved. Doppler echocardiography of transmitral flow indicated restrictive left ventricular filling. Cardiac histopathology demonstrated hemangiosarcoma infiltrating the left ventricular walls.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29089652/