Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog heart defect fixed with hemoclips shows good long-term results
By Corti, L B et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2000·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Retrospective evaluation of occlusion of patent ductus arteriosus with hemoclips in 20 dogs.
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Plain-English summary
A group of 20 dogs with a heart condition called patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) underwent surgery to close the abnormal blood vessel using Hemoclips. After the procedure, most dogs showed significant improvement in heart size and function, with 19 of them not experiencing any further issues. However, 6 dogs still had some heart problems related to the condition, and one dog had a small amount of blood flow remaining through the vessel even after surgery, which gradually decreased over time. Overall, the surgery was successful for the majority of the dogs, leading to better heart health.
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Abstract
Twenty dogs with patent ductus arteriosus occluded with Hemoclips were evaluated with a mean follow-up time of 799.4 days (range, 83 to 3,580 days). Significant decreases were found between pre- and postsurgical means for vertebral heart size and for echocardiographic left atrial/aortic-root ratios and percent fractional shortening (%FS). Despite a good clinical outcome, six of 20 dogs had persistent cardiomyopathy of overload with diminished %FS (28% or less) at follow-up. One dog had residual ductal flow identified five days postoperatively. Subsequent evaluations in this case at 60, 144, 226, 344, and 560 days postoperatively demonstrated gradually diminishing ductal flow. The remaining 19 dogs did not recanalize.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11105894/