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Ventricular septal defect in an infant chimpanzee ( Pan troglodytes )
Author(s) -
Binhazim A. A.,
Alford P.,
Miller M.
Publication year - 1994
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 - 10.1111/j.1600-0684.1994.tb00299.x
Subject(s) - tachypnea , medicine , cardiology , ventricular hypertrophy , heart murmur , left ventricular hypertrophy , right ventricular hypertrophy , blood pressure , pulmonary hypertension , tachycardia
During clinical examinations and imaging studies of a prematurely born chimpanzee, a heart murmur, tachypnea, dyspnea, and disturbances of blood flow were observed. At necropsy, cardiomegaly, ventricular hypertrophy, and septal defects confirmed the presence of congenital VSD.