Congenital bicuspid stenosis with left ventricular hypoplasia in a kitten.
Congenital bicuspid stenosis with left ventricular hypoplasia was diagnosed in a kitten. Clinical weakness, dyspnoea and marked cardiomegaly (X rays) were related to postmortem findings. The cardiomegaly had resulted from an enlargement of the left auricular appendage. It is supposed the cardiomegaly developed after the closing of the foramen ovale.
D000818:Animals; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000151:congenital*; D002415:Cats; D008297:Male; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000662:veterinary*