Ventricular septal defect in an infant chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes).
During clinical examinations and imaging studies of a prematurely born chimpanzee, a heart murmur, tachypnea, dyspnea, and disturbances of blood flow were observed. At necropsy, cardiomegaly, ventricular hypertrophy, and septal defects confirmed the presence of congenital VSD.
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Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Bastrop 78602.
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D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D005260:Female; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D002679:Pan troglodytes; D011247:Pregnancy; D018419:Primate Diseases