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18485856

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-6-24
pubmed:abstractText
A 6-month-old German shepherd dog was referred for evaluation of a cardiac murmur. Upon physical examination, the auscultated heart rate was 120 beats/min, and a grade IV/VI systolic heart murmur with a point of maximal intensity over the left heart base radiating up the neck was heard. The standard echocardiographic examination showed subaortic stenosis and an anechoic tubular structure extending from the sinus of Valsalva to the left ventricular posterior wall. Aneurysmal left coronary artery (CA) was confirmed by angiography. The dog was euthanized and post-mortem examination showed severe dilatation of the proximal left CA and confirmed the subaortic stenosis. Histopathology did not demonstrate abnormalities in the walls of the CA, aorta or pulmonary artery. The exact cause of the CA aneurysmal dilation remains unknown. Subaortic stenosis, elevated coronary vascular resistance or a congenital anomaly may have contributed to the dilation. To our knowledge, coronary aneurysmal dilation has never been described in dogs. Standard echocardiography provides reliable information on coronary anatomy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1875-0834
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
75-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Left coronary aneurysmal dilation and subaortic stenosis in a dog.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Montreal, C.P. 5000, Saint-Hyacinthe, PQ J2S 7C6, Canada. jhernandez@fregis.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports