Partington, C, Neves, J, Navarro-Cubas, X, Schiborra, F and Dukes-McEwan, J
(2022)
Cor triatriatum dexter of unusual morphology in a miniature schnauzer.
JOURNAL OF VETERINARY CARDIOLOGY, 41.
pp. 165-171.
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Abstract
A five-year-nine-month-old, male entire, miniature schnauzer presented for further investigation of pleural effusion. Echocardiography revealed a perforated membrane dividing the right atrium into two chambers: the true right atrium (a small, lower-pressure, cranioventral chamber communicating with the tricuspid valve and right ventricle) and the accessory right atrium (a larger, higher-pressure, caudodorsal chamber), consistent with a cor triatriatum dexter. This was confirmed using computed tomography angiography. Imaging studies revealed that both the cranial and caudal vena cava entered the higher-pressure accessory right atrium and the coronary sinus entered both the accessory and true right atrial chambers. This differed from the more usual canine cor triatriatum dexter presentation with the cranial vena cava entering the lower-pressure cranial chamber and the caudal vena cava entering the higher-pressure caudal chamber. Balloon membranostomy was successful in reducing the pressure gradient between the two right atrial chambers with subsequent resolution of the clinical signs. The patient continues to do well after three-years of follow-up.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Congenital heart disease, Congestive heart failure, Echocardiography, Canine |
Divisions: | Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
Date Deposited: | 30 May 2022 14:52 |
Last Modified: | 04 Mar 2023 02:30 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jvc.2022.02.009 |
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URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3155713 |