title: Persistent truncus arteriosus in a rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta).
abstract: A 47-day-old female rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) was examined because of a severe holosystolic heart murmur (grade 5/6) and signs of congestive heart failure. Results of physical examination, thoracic radiography, and cardiac ultrasonography confirmed an advanced stage of congestive heart failure. Due to the animal's age and clinical signs of disease, a congenital heart defect was suspected. Necropsy revealed a rare congenital heart defect known as persistent (common) truncus arteriosus.
authors.affiliation: California Regional Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis 95616-8542, USA.
authors.forename: Douglas J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.forename: Don R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Canfield
authors.forename: Pamela E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: Andrew G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Hendrickx
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D006337:Heart Murmurs / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014339:Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014463:Ultrasonography