An unusual univentricular heart in an Angus calf.
A 6-month-old Angus heifer was found to have a univentricular heart on postmortem examination. In addition, there was medial thickening of the pulmonary arteries. The heart lesion differed fundamentally from previously described cases of univentricular hearts in domesticated animals and probably had a different embryogenesis. The comparative aspects of univentricular heart in man and animals are discussed.
Department of Comparative and Experimental Pathology, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville 32610.
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D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology