title: Multiple congenital cardiac anomalies and idiopathic thoracic aortitis in a horse.
abstract: An echocardiographical and clinical pathological investigation of the rapid loss of weight by a yearling thoroughbred filly revealed an atrial septal defect, a ventricular septal defect and hyperfibrinogenaemia. A post mortem examination confirmed the cardiac abnormalities and revealed a severe thoracic aortitis. It is proposed that the idiopathic thoracic aortitis contributed to the horse's compromised cardiovascular homoeostasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Health, University of Sydney, Camden, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Reppas
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Canfield
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Hartley
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Hutchins
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001025:Aortitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006736:Horses / Q000033:anatomy & histology*