First Description of Partial Atrioventricular Septal Defect in a Rabbit
| Autor: | Paolo Selleri, Chiara Palmieri, Nicola Di Girolamo, Marco Baron Toaldo, Giliola Spattini, Ulrich Zeyen, Annalisa Nicoletti |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Di Girolamo, Nicola, Palmieri, Chiara, Baron Toaldo, Marco, Nicoletti, Annalisa, Spattini, Giliola, Zeyen, Ulrich, Selleri, Paolo |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
040301 veterinary sciences Rabbit 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Echocardiograph 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine Mitral valve medicine cardiovascular diseases Atrioventricular Septal Defect Pathological Lung Tricuspid valve General Veterinary business.industry Ostium primum atrial septal defect Furosemide Heart 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Atrial septal defect cardiovascular system Cardiology Veterinary (all) Mitral valve regurgitation business Diagnosi medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine. 27:5-9 |
| ISSN: | 1557-5063 |
| Popis: | Congenital heart diseases have rarely been described in rabbits. The purpose of the present case report is to describe the clinical, radiographic, echocardiographic, and pathological features of a partial atrioventricular septal defect in a pet rabbit. A 3-month-old, 380-g male vaccinated pet rabbit was presented for decreased activity, increased respiratory rate and effort, anorexia, and decreased fecal output of 2 days duration. Total body radiographic images revealed severe cardiomegaly associated with enlarged caudal pulmonary vessels and increased interstitial to alveolar lung pattern. Echocardiographic imaging showed evidence of distended heart chambers, abnormal flow through the atria, and mitral valve regurgitation. The rabbit was treated with furosemide and an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor but rapidly deteriorated and died. Necropsy confirmed the dilation of both ventricles and the presence of a partial atrioventricular septal defect associated with an ostium primum atrial septal defect just over the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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