Surgical correction of double-chambered right ventricle in dogs.
Double-chambered right ventricle (DCRV) is possibly an emerging congenital cardiac anomaly in dogs. The defect causes clinical and pathophysiologic signs similar to those of congenital pulmonic stenosis in dogs but has distinct diagnostic features, breed predilections, and implications for treatment. The defect is often associated with clinical signs early in life. Surgical correction of DCRV can be undertaken with the aid of cardiopulmonary bypass and offers the prospect of an improved clinical outcome.
Martin
Julie M
JM
Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins 80523, USA.
Orton
E Christopher
EC
Boon
June A
JA
Mama
Khursheed R
KR
Gaynor
James S
JS
Bright
Janice M
JM
D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000662:veterinary; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017380:Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000662:veterinary