title: Surgical repair of atrial septal defect in a dog.
abstract: Atrial septal defect, a relatively rare canine congenital cardiovascular defect, caused syncope during excitement in a 5-year-old male Boxer dog. The defect was successfully repaired by open heart surgery.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation / Q000662:veterinary; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male