Diffuse coronary arteriodysplasia in a Holstein-Friesian cow.
The coronary arteries of a 6-year-old Holstein-Friesian cow showed dysplastic lesions characterized by the following vascular changes: irregular, aneurysmal dilation; intimal fibrosis associated with myointimal cells; aberrant internal elastic lamina; oedema and mast cell infiltrates; and variation in the thickness of the media, including tortuosity with irregular dilation of the lumen of the artery and a plexiform structure formed from the right coronary artery.
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Ubushi Substation, Teshio Branch, Hokkaido Rumoi Health Centre, Ubushi 5324-1, Teshio-cho, 098-3311, Japan.
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000473:pathology* / Q000662:veterinary; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis