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Dilative cardiomyopathy leading to congestive heart failure in a male squirrel monkey ( Saimiri sciureus )
Author(s) -
Tolwani Ravi J.,
Waggie Kim S.,
Green Sherril L.,
Tolwani Ashita J.,
Lyons David M.,
Schatzberg Alan F.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0684.2000.290106.x
Subject(s) - saimiri sciureus , heart failure , squirrel monkey , lethargy , cardiomyopathy , medicine , cardiology , anatomy
A 17‐year‐old, 1‐kg, colony‐housed, male squirrel monkey ( Saimiri sciureus ) developed clinical signs of congestive heart failure. The monkey presented with lethargy, increased heart and respiratory rates, and mild abdominal distention. The clinical history, laboratory analysis, and radiographic findings were consistent with heart failure due to dilative cardiomyopathy. Gross and microscopic examination of the heart confirmed a dilative cardiomyopathy. This is the first report describing congestive heart failure caused by dilative cardiomyopathy in a squirrel monkey. Spontaneous dilative cardiomyopathy may be infrequently observed in the squirrel monkeys because they are not routinely housed in the research environment during their advancing years.