Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog heart surgery fixes partial atrioventricular and ventricular
By Akiyama, Midori et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2005·Department of Veterinary Surgery, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Surgical correction of a partial atrioventricular septal defect with a ventricular septal defect in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A dog with a heart murmur was found to have serious heart defects, including a partial atrioventricular septal defect and a ventricular septal defect. These issues were causing abnormal blood flow and problems with the heart valves. The dog underwent successful surgery using a heart-lung machine to correct these defects. After the procedure, the dog's heart function improved, and the surgery helped address the underlying issues.
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Abstract
Echocardiography of a dog with a cardiac murmur revealed an ostium primum septal defect, a ventricular septal defect, and mitral valve malformation with regurgitation. The mitral valve and tricuspid valve were separated and displaced at the same level as the ventricular septum. The mitral valve had a cleft in the septal cusp. Cardiac catheterization and angiocardiography showed a left-to-right shunt and a "goose-neck sign," which indicated an elongated left ventricular outflow tract. The diagnosis of a partial atrioventricular septal defect with ventricular septal defect was made. Surgical correction was successfully performed under extracorpo-real circulation using a cardiopulmonary bypass system.
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