Ventricular septal defect and double-chambered right ventricle in an alpaca

Helen Poser; Angela Dalla Pria; Giulia M De Benedictis; Calogero Stelletta; Michele Berlanda; Carlo Guglielmini

doi:10.1016/j.jvc.2014.10.005

Ventricular septal defect and double-chambered right ventricle in an alpaca

J Vet Cardiol. 2015 Mar;17(1):71-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jvc.2014.10.005. Epub 2015 Jan 13.

Authors

Helen Poser¹, Angela Dalla Pria², Giulia M De Benedictis², Calogero Stelletta², Michele Berlanda², Carlo Guglielmini²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padova, Viale dell'Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, PD, Italy. Electronic address: helen.poser@unipd.it.
² Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padova, Viale dell'Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, PD, Italy.

PMID: 25595611
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvc.2014.10.005

Abstract

A 20-month-old male alpaca was referred for evaluation of a cardiac murmur evident since birth. Echocardiography identified a ventricular septal defect (VSD) and a fibro-muscular band causing a stenosis of the right ventricular outflow tract. Right ventricular catheterization and selective angiography confirmed the diagnosis of VSD and double-chambered right ventricle with bidirectional shunting.

Keywords: Cardiac catheterization; Congenital heart disease; Double-chambered right ventricle; Echocardiography; South American camelids.

MeSH terms

Animals
Camelids, New World*
Cardiac Catheterization / veterinary
Echocardiography / veterinary
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / diagnosis
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / pathology
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / veterinary*
Heart Ventricles / abnormalities*
Heart Ventricles / surgery
Male