Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Incomplete atrioventricular canal complicated by cardiac tamponade and bidirectional shunting in an adult dog.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
- Year:
- 2007
- Authors:
- Ohad, Dan G et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Clinical Sciences
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
An incomplete atrioventricular (AV) canal with bidirectional shunting and cardiac tamponade in a 6-year-old dog was initially diagnosed echocardiographically as a common atrium. The dog failed to respond to medical therapy and was euthanized. Upon necropsy, the defect was confirmed as an incomplete AV canal. A mechanism for the potential sequence of clinical events demonstrated in this dog is proposed.
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