Cor triatriatum dexter in two dogs

J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1993 Jan 15;202(2):285-90.

Abstract

Cor triatriatum dexter is a congenital heart defect in which the embryologic right sinus venosus valve persists as a septum within the right atrium. Cor triatriatum dexter was diagnosed in 2 dogs on the basis of clinical signs, two-dimensional echocardiography, and cardiac catheterization. In 1 of the dogs, the condition was successfully treated by surgical resection of the intra-atrial septum. In the second dog, the defect was associated with an incomplete persistent cranial left vena cava and Ebstein's anomaly; surgery was declined.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cardiac Catheterization / veterinary
  • Cor Triatriatum / diagnosis
  • Cor Triatriatum / diagnostic imaging
  • Cor Triatriatum / surgery
  • Cor Triatriatum / veterinary*
  • Dog Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Dog Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Dog Diseases / surgery
  • Dogs
  • Echocardiography / veterinary
  • Echocardiography, Doppler / veterinary
  • Male