Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with ventricular septal defect fixed using Amplatzer device
By Saunders, Ashley B et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology·2013·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Hybrid technique for ventricular septal defect closure in a dog using an Amplatzer® Duct Occluder II.
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Plain-English summary
A 4-month-old female Bichon Frise-poodle mix was diagnosed with a serious heart condition called a ventricular septal defect (VSD), which was causing abnormal blood flow and pulmonary edema. To treat this, veterinarians used a combination of surgery and a special catheter technique to place a device called an Amplatzer Duct Occluder II, which is designed to close such defects. This innovative approach successfully blocked the VSD, helping to improve the dog's heart function. The dog is now on the road to recovery after the procedure.
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Abstract
A left-to-right shunting muscular ventricular septal defect (VSD) was diagnosed in a 4-month-old, female, 1.8 kg Bichon Frise - poodle mix dog. Echocardiographic evidence of cardiac remodeling, calculated pulmonary blood flow (Qp) to systemic blood flow (Qs) ratio of 2.8, and radiographic evidence of pulmonary edema supported the diagnosis of a hemodynamically important VSD. Using a combination of surgery and interventional catheter-based techniques to approach the VSD through the right ventricle, the VSD was occluded with an Amplatzer(®) Duct Occluder (ADO) II device. The ADO II is a low profile, flexible device originally developed for patent ductus arteriosus closure in humans that has been used to close muscular and perimembranous VSD in children. This report describes the hybrid procedure and imaging that was essential for successful occlusion of the VSD in this dog.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23962683/