Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Heart failure from congenital heart anomaly in West Highland terriers
By Kovacevic, A et al.·Published in The Veterinary record·2007·Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Heart failure in two West Highland white terriers caused by congenital angiomatous cardiac anomaly.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
Two West Highland white terrier puppies were brought in showing signs of heart failure, including difficulty breathing and irregular heartbeats. Unfortunately, both puppies were diagnosed with a rare heart condition that was only confirmed after they passed away. This congenital heart defect caused serious health issues, leading to their symptoms. Sadly, no treatments were effective in saving them due to the severity of their condition.
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Abstract
The paper describes the clinical and pathological characteristics of an unusual cystic congenital cardiac anomaly that caused clinical signs of congestive heart failure, respiratory distress and cardiac arrhythmias in two West Highland white terrier puppies. In both dogs a definitive diagnosis was made postmortem.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17675633/