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Surgical repair of heart defect in 5-month-old Shetland sheepdog
By Yamano, Shigeki et al.·Published in Veterinary surgery : VS·2011·Department of Veterinary Medicine, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Surgical repair of a complete endocardial cushion defect in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-month-old male Shetland sheepdog was diagnosed with a serious heart defect called a complete endocardial cushion defect, which caused multiple issues including abnormal blood flow between heart chambers. The dog underwent surgery where the vet used patches to repair the defects in the heart. After the surgery, the dog's heart function improved significantly, and he showed no signs of heart problems for over six years. This successful surgical repair allowed him to live a healthy life without complications.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe surgical repair of a complete endocardial cushion defect (ECD) in a dog. STUDY DESIGN: Clinical report. ANIMAL: A 5-month-old, 9.2 kg male Shetland sheepdog. METHODS: Echocardiographic examination revealed an ostium primum atrial septal defect (ASD), an inlet ventricular septal defect (VSD), mitral regurgitation (MR) and tricuspid regurgitation (TR), and a complete ECD was diagnosed. Surgical correction was performed using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) via right atriotomy. A polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) patch was secured along the margin of the inlet VSD using simple continuous suture, then the cleft in the septal mitral leaflet was sutured. Similarly, the cleft in the septal tricuspid leaflets was sutured. To complete inlet VSD closure, the VSD patch was secured to these sutured leaflets by simple continuous suture. Another PTFE patch was used to close the ostium primum ASD. RESULT: After surgery, MR, TR, and interventricular shunting were decreased. The dog was alive 6 years and 5 months after the surgery with no evidence of an interventricular shunt, TR, or other clinical signs. CONCLUSIONS: Complete ECD in a dog was corrected using a 2-patch technique under CPB.
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