Transcatheter closure of an atrial septal defect in a dog.
Atrial septal defect, while rare in dogs, can result in severe clinical signs. Surgical correction of atrial septal defect requires open-heart surgery. Transcatheter closure techniques provide minimally invasive surgical alternatives.
Sanders
Robert A
RA
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2026, USA.
Hogan
Daniel E
DE
Green
Henry W
HW
Hoyer
Mark H
MH
Puppel
Debbie A
DA
D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome