Fallot's tetralogy in a European brown bear (Ursus arctos).
A congenital heart malformation was diagnosed in a free-ranging adult female European brown bear (Ursus arctos) found dead due to intraspecific violence. At necropsy, the heart had all four features of Fallot's tetralogy. No further malformations were identified in the animal, which was of normal size and weight for its age, in normal body condition, and had probably borne young. The heart condition was considered to have contributed to death during an attack by another bear.
Agren
Erik
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National Veterinary Institute, Department of Wildlife, SE 751 89 Uppsala, Sweden. Erik.Agren@sva.se
Söderberg
Arne
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Mörner
Torsten
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D001503:Ursidae / Q000002:abnormalities*