Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Balloon angioplasty eased breathing in cat with missing left lung
By McDevitt, Heidi et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology·2013·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Palliative balloon angioplasty in a cat with right pulmonary arterial branch stenoses and concurrent absence of the left pulmonary artery.
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Plain-English summary
A cat with severe exercise intolerance and breathing problems was found to have a rare condition where the left pulmonary artery was missing and the right pulmonary artery had a narrowing. Tests showed these issues, and the veterinarian performed a procedure called balloon angioplasty on the right pulmonary artery. This treatment helped reduce the pressure on the heart and improved the cat's breathing and ability to exercise.
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Abstract
Unilateral absence of the left or right pulmonary artery with concurrent contralateral pulmonary arterial branch stenoses is an exceptionally rare disorder. We describe this anomaly in a cat with severe exercise intolerance and respiratory distress. Transthoracic echocardiography and angiography demonstrated the absence of the left pulmonary artery with concurrent right pulmonary branch stenosis. Palliative balloon angioplasty of the right pulmonary artery substantially reduced right ventricular systolic pressure load and alleviated the patient's clinical signs.
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