Abstract
A 6 year-old Labrador retriever was presented after being struck by a car. A ventricular arrhythmia, attributed to myocardial trauma, developed 12 h post-trauma. Echocardiography revealed lesions consistent with a subaortic paramembranous ventricular septal defect (VSD) with shunting of blood from the left ventricle to the right atrium (Gerbode defect). A right-to-left shunting atrial septal defect (ASD) was visualised. Pleural and peritoneal effusions developed within 48 h. Fifteen days post-trauma flow across the ASD was left-to-right while left-to-right shunting across the VSD persisted. No cavitary effusions were detected at 15 days post-trauma or subsequently.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 141-6 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Veterinary Cardiology |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2011 |
Keywords
- Accidents, Traffic
- Animals
- Atrial Septum
- Dog Diseases
- Dogs
- Female
- Heart Septal Defects, Atrial
- Wounds, Nonpenetrating