Multiple cardiac anomalies in a cat
Rochat, M.C.; Lattimer, J.C.; Miller, M.A.; Constantinescu, G.M.; Settles, E.L.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 201(7): 1049-1052
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1488 PMID: 1429133 Document Number: 389295
A 7-week-old domestic shorthair cat was examined because of congestive heart failure. Echocardiography and angiography were used to identify multiple cardiac anomalies. Because of the uncorrectable nature of the defects, the cat was euthanatized. Necropsy revealed persistent left vena cava, patent foramen ovale, and a right atrial/left ventricular canal. The right atrioventricular valve was replaced by a small ostium, and no chordae tendinae or papillary muscles were observed around the ostium. The pulmonary trunk originated from the right atrium. The right ventricular free wall was approximately 1 mm thick.