Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Persistent left cranial vena cava draining into the left atrium associated with pulmonary stenosis in a French bulldog.
- Journal:
- Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology
- Year:
- 2014
- Authors:
- Zani, Alessandro et al.
- Affiliation:
- Cardiovet Clinic · Italy
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
A 5-month-old female French bulldog was evaluated for the presence of a heart murmur. Through clinical and echocardiographic evaluations, a severe Type A pulmonary stenosis was diagnosed. Angiography during right ventricular catheterization for valvuloplasty revealed drainage from a persistent left cranial vena cava (PLCVC) into the left atrium; this was confirmed later by contrast echocardiography. This report is the first to describe this anatomical variant of a PLCVC in a dog.
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