Balloon valvuloplasty in two dogs with aortic valve stenosis showing congestive heart failure
| Autor: | Tomohiko Yoshida, Kastuhiro Matsuura, Seijirow Goya, Danfu Ma, Kazumi Shimada, Pitipat Kitpipatkun, Aki Takeuchi, Akiko Uemura, Ryou Tanaka |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Veterinární Medicína, Vol 65, Iss 2, Pp 89-94 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0375-8427 1805-9392 |
| DOI: | 10.17221/154/2019-VETMED |
| Popis: | A 10-year-old female Papillon and a 1-year-old male Golden Retriever were presented to the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology for a second opinion on an aortic valve stenosis (AS). The aortic flow rate was not as high as it should have been (the aortic flow velocity for case 1 and case 2 was 2.82 m/s and 3.96 m/s, respectively). However, the AS was suspected to be an exacerbating factor in the congestive heart failure, so that a balloon valvuloplasty was conducted. As a result, the congestion and clinical symptoms were much improved in both cases. In conclusion, in cases with an AS, in which afterload is a key factor for the exacerbation of the congestion, a balloon aortic valvuloplasty may reduce the afterload and consequently lead to an improvement in the congestion. |
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