Balloon dilation of an imperforate cor triatriatum dexter in a Golden Retriever with concurrent double-chambered right ventricle and subsequent evaluation by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

Jordi López-Alvarez*, Joanna Dukes-Mcewan, Mike W S Martin, David Killick, Sonja Fonfara, J. Fraser McConnell

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    Abstract

    A 12-week-old male Golden Retriever was presented with signs of right-sided congestive heart failure and a grade V/VI left craniosternal systolic murmur. Echocardiography identified a double-chambered right ventricle and dilated coronary sinus (CS) running into an inter-atrial chamber. This was confirmed to be an imperforate cor triatriatum dexter (CTD) by selective angiographic studies. To the authors' knowledge this is the first case reported of imperforate CTD successfully treated by membranostomy and balloon dilation. Cardiac MRI confirmed the echocardiographic and angiographic findings and provided a more precise understanding of the venous abnormalities.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)211-218
    Number of pages8
    JournalJournal of Veterinary Cardiology
    Volume13
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2011

    Keywords

    • Canine
    • Cardiac catheterisation
    • Cardiac MRI
    • Congenital heart disease
    • Membranostomy

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