Single-inlet univentricular heart with persistent truncus arteriosus in a Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii)

Seraina Luzia Meister; Taina Susanna Kaiponen; Fabia Wyss; Christian Wenker; Nicola Balmelli; Llorenç Grau Roma

doi:10.1111/jmp.12631

Single-inlet univentricular heart with persistent truncus arteriosus in a Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii)

J Med Primatol. 2023 Apr;52(2):125-127. doi: 10.1111/jmp.12631. Epub 2022 Dec 17.

Authors

Seraina Luzia Meister^{1

2}, Taina Susanna Kaiponen¹, Fabia Wyss², Christian Wenker², Nicola Balmelli³, Llorenç Grau Roma¹

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Animal Pathology, Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
² Zoo Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
³ Herzpraxis Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

PMID: 36527304
DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12631

Abstract

Univentricular heart malformations are rarely described in the veterinary literature. This case report describes a single-inlet univentricular heart with persistent truncus arteriosus as a cause of death of a captive-bred, 2-day-old, female Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii), a critically endangered species.

Keywords: Pongo; heart anomaly; heart defect; primates; univentricular heart malformation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Animals, Zoo
Endangered Species
Fatal Outcome
Female
Pongo abelii*
Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent* / veterinary
Univentricular Heart* / veterinary