Right-to-left patent ductus arteriosus with dysplastic left ventricle in a dog
O'Brien, S.E.; Riedesel, E.A.; Myers, R.K.; Riedesel, D.H.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 192(10): 1435-1438
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1488 PMID: 3391837 Document Number: 321613
A 6-week-old Siberian Husky puppy had an unusual group of congenital heart anomalies that included a right-to-left patent ductus arteriosus, a small left ventricular chamber and ascending aorta, and a dysplastic mitral valve that may have been stenotic. Anomalies were diagnosed, using cardiac catheterization, angiocardiography, and blood gas determinations. Findings were confirmed by postmortem examination.