Traumatic pericarditis in a dog.
Signs of congestive heart faiure in a dog were caused by pericardial effusion and fibrous thickening of the epicardium and pericardium. Partial pericardiectomy and removal of the probable cause (shotgun pellets) resulted in recovery.
D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*