title: Ventricular septal defect in an infant chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes).
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Bastrop 78602.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Binhazim
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alford
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: 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