Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Surgical PDA closure helped two young cats with lung hypertension
By Aoki, Takuma et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2013·Department of Veterinary Surgery 1, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Patent ductus arteriosus ligation in two young cats with pulmonary hypertension.
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Plain-English summary
Two young domestic shorthair cats were brought to the vet with serious heart issues. The first cat, a 4-month-old male, had congestive heart failure, while the second cat, an 8-month-old female, had severe aortic stenosis (a narrowing of the heart's aorta). Both cats underwent surgery to close a blood vessel that was causing problems. After the surgery, the first cat no longer needed medication for heart failure, and the second cat's heart condition improved significantly. Although the second cat had low oxygen levels right after surgery, her condition improved within about three months.
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Abstract
We report two feline cases of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) with pulmonary hypertension (PH). The subjects were both intact domestic shorthair cats, a 4-month-old, 2.5 kg male (case 1) and an 8-month-old, 2.12 kg female (case 2). At the first presentation, left-sided congestive heart failure was diagnosed in case 1 and severe aortic stenosis (AS) in case 2. Following surgical ligation of the ductus arteriosus (DA), furosemide therapy was no longer required in case 1, and the severe AS improved to mild status in case 2 perhaps because of reduced volume overload. In case 2, severe hypoxemia was revealed after surgery; however, this normalized within 96 days after surgery.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22986300/