title: Doppler-ultrasonographic detection of retrograde pulsatile flow in the caudal vena cava of a puppy with cor triatriatum dexter.
abstract: A three-month-old puppy had ascites, but its heart was normal by auscultation. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed an enlarged liver, distended hepatic veins and a distended caudal vena cava. Doppler ultrasonography detected retrograde flow in the caudal vena cava and abnormally pulsatile flow in the hepatic veins and caudal vena cava. A non-selective venogram was used to detect the path of the blood from the caudal vena cava. A postmortem examination showed that the puppy had cor triatriatum dexter and a defect in the atrial septum.
authors.affiliation: Department and Clinic of Internal Medicine, University of Veterinary Science, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Szatmári
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sótonyi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fenyves
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vörös
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003310:Cor Triatriatum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004285:Dogs; D008297:Male; D010690:Phlebography; D011673:Pulsatile Flow; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014684:Venae Cavae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*