Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with muscular ventricular septal defect fixed by catheter
By Park, Jiyoung et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2024·VIP Animal Medical Center (Chungdam), South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Successful interventional occlusion of muscular ventricular septal defect in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A young Maltese and poodle mix was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect called a ventricular septal defect (VSD), which was causing serious heart problems. The defect was about 5 mm wide and allowed too much blood to flow in the wrong direction, putting stress on the heart. The veterinarians successfully closed the defect using a special device called an Amplatzer occluder, inserted through a vein in the neck. So far, the dog is doing well with no complications reported during follow-up visits.
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Abstract
Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a rare congenital heart disease in dogs. Hemodynamically important interventricular defects must be closed to improve the prognosis. This case report describes successful interventional transcatheter closure of a muscular VSD in a young Maltese and poodle mixed-breed dog with a large muscular interventricular defect (~5 mm in diameter) with a high rate of left-to-right shunt flow. The VSD was closed with a customized Amplatzer-type VSD occludera percutaneous transvenous (jugular) approach. We concluded that interventional occlusion of a muscular VSD with an Amplatzer-type occluder is a viable treatment option for dogs. A regular follow-up study for this dog is ongoing and has not detected complications. Key clinical message: Interventional occlusion of a muscular VSD with an Amplatzer-type occluder is a viable treatment option for dogs.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38434169/