Doppler-ultrasonographic detection of retrograde pulsatile flow in the caudal vena cava of a puppy with cor triatriatum dexter.
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.
Szatmári
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Department and Clinic of Internal Medicine, University of Veterinary Science, Budapest, Hungary.
Sótonyi
P
P
Fenyves
B
B
Vörös
K
K
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*