Open AccessAtrial septal defect closure in a midget toy poodle
Author(s) -
Keisuke Sugimoto,
Yu Mochizuki,
Teppei Kanda,
Akihiro Ohnishi,
Masahiro Miyabe,
Yuko Wada,
Masaki Kochi,
Teruhiro Aoki
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
open veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2226-4485
pISSN - 2218-6050
DOI - 10.4314/ovj.v10i1.3
Subject(s) - medicine , septum secundum , cardiology , pulmonary hypertension , catheter , thoracotomy , heart failure , shunting , heart septal defect , surgery
Background: Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a rare congenital cardiac disease, and there have been no reports about the treatment of ASD in midget breed dogs.Case Description: A 7-month-old female toy poodle weighing 1.4 kg presented with cardiac enlargement. Echocardiography revealed a secundum-type ASD, right ventricular and atrial enlargement, and pulmonary hypertension. Blood flow through the ASD exhibited left-to-right shunting. The dog underwent ASD closure through a hybrid approach, in conjunction with catheter techniques and thoracotomy. Ten months after treatment, cardiac enlargement and pulmonary hypertension were improved.Conclusion: Even in midget dog breeds, ASD can be corrected through a hybrid approach.
Keywords: Canine, Cardiology, Catheter, Congestive heart failure, Small breed.