Krüger MU, Wünschmann A, Ward C, Stauthammer CD. Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum and hypoplastic right ventricle in an Arabian foal.
J Vet Cardiol 2016;
18:284-289. [PMID:
27283083 DOI:
10.1016/j.jvc.2016.04.002]
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Abstract
Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum, rudimentary tricuspid valve, hypoplastic right ventricle, and right-to-left atrial shunting were identified in a four-day-old, male Arabian foal with clinical signs of cyanotic heart disease. Pulmonary blood flow was apparently derived from a ductus arteriosus. Echocardiographic evaluation revealed the majority of cardiac abnormalities and also findings compatible with right-sided congestive heart failure. Congenital cardiac defects have a high incidence in this breed, and this is the first description of this combination of congenital cardiac defects.
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