Ventricular septal defect and congestive heart failure in a common degu (Octodon degus)
| Autor: | Noémie Summa, Matt F. Sheley, David Sanchez-Migallon Guzman, Lance C. Visser, Amy Norvall, Jessica N. Sanchez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Congestive heart failure
medicine.medical_specialty 040301 veterinary sciences Perimembranous ventricular septal defect Cardiomyocyte hypertrophy Anorexia Ventricular septal defect Cardiovascular 030308 mycology & parasitology 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences Internal medicine medicine biology.domesticated_animal cardiovascular diseases Veterinary Sciences 0303 health sciences General Veterinary biology business.industry 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Degu Pulmonary edema medicine.disease congenital heart disease Octodon degus Shunting Heart Disease Echocardiography Heart failure Cardiology Physical exam medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of exotic pet medicine, vol 31, iss C |
| Popis: | We report a case of ventricular septal defect causing congestive heart failure in a two-year-old, male common degu (Octodon degus). The patient presented for anorexia and dental disease, and a grade 4/6 holosystolic cardiac murmur was detected on physical exam. Thoracic radiographs showed cardiomegaly and a diffuse interstitial pulmonary pattern, consistent with congestive heart failure. Echocardiography was supportive of a perimembranous ventricular septal defect exhibiting low-velocity left-to-right shunting, and biatrial enlargement. These diagnoses were confirmed on post-mortem exam, along with pulmonary edema and cardiomyocyte hypertrophy, degeneration, and regeneration. This is the first published account of a ventricular septal defect and congestive heart failure in a degu. |
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