Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Echocardiographic Features of Giant Right Atrial Diverticulum in a Dog.
- Journal:
- Journal of veterinary internal medicine
- Year:
- 2017
- Authors:
- Park, S et al.
- Affiliation:
- College of Veterinary Medicine and BK 21 Plus Project Team · South Korea
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
A 12-year-old spayed female miniature Poodle presented for coughing, respiratory distress, and anorexia. After thoracentesis for pleural effusion, radiography revealed an enlarged cardiac silhouette with a bulge in the area of the body of the right atrium. Echocardiography revealed an anechoic chamber-like cavity lateral to the right atrium that communicated with the right atrium through a 13 mm defect in the right atrial free wall. Contrast echocardiography and color flow Doppler were used to prove that the cavity communicated with the right atrium. The cavity was diagnosed as a giant right atrial diverticulum.
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