Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with giant right atrial diverticulum causing coughing
By Park, S et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary internal medicine·2017·College of Veterinary Medicine and BK 21 Plus Project Team, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Echocardiographic Features of Giant Right Atrial Diverticulum in a Dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 12-year-old spayed female miniature Poodle was brought in for coughing, trouble breathing, and not eating. After draining fluid from her chest, X-rays showed her heart was enlarged with a bulge in the right atrium area. An ultrasound of the heart revealed a large abnormal pouch next to the right atrium, which was confirmed to be connected to it. This condition is known as a giant right atrial diverticulum.
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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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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28463475/