Congenital hypoplasia of the pulmonary trunk without a ventricular septal defect in a goat lamb.
Congenital hypoplasia of the pulmonary trunk without a ventricular septal defect was diagnosed in a goat lamb. Clinical weakness, dyspnoea, blue mucous membranes, tachycardia, and abnormal heart sounds were related to post mortem findings. The malformation of the heart resulted in an amphibian like - one chamber heart - circulation.
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D006041:Goats; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*