Cor triatriatum sinister in a dog

P Castagna; G Romito; M Baron Toaldo

doi:10.1016/j.jvc.2019.07.003

Cor triatriatum sinister in a dog

J Vet Cardiol. 2019 Oct:25:25-31. doi: 10.1016/j.jvc.2019.07.003. Epub 2019 Jul 25.

Authors

P Castagna¹, G Romito¹, M Baron Toaldo²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Italy.
² Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 31446292
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvc.2019.07.003

Abstract

This report describes the transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiographic features of cor triatriatum sinister in an asymptomatic 6-year-old male French bulldog. Although cor triatriatum sinister represents a well-known and widely described cardiac malformation in humans, its description in the canine population is rare. In this clinical case, non-invasive echocardiographic techniques were helpful in visualizing and characterizing the lesion, allowing a valuable assessment of the malformation, and its hemodynamic consequences.

Keywords: Canine; Cardiac malformation; Left atrium; Transesophageal echocardiography.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Cor Triatriatum / diagnostic imaging
Cor Triatriatum / veterinary*
Dog Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Dogs
Echocardiography / veterinary
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color / veterinary
Echocardiography, Transesophageal / veterinary
Male