Acquired pulmonary artery stenosis in four dogs.
METHODS
4 dogs with acquired pulmonary artery stenosis (PAS) were examined for various clinical signs. One was a mixed-breed dog with congenital valvular PAS that subsequently developed peripheral PAS, one was a Golden Retriever with pulmonary valve fibrosarcoma, one was a Pembroke Welsh Corgi in which the left pulmonary artery had inadvertently been ligated during surgery for correction of patent ductus arteriosus, and one was a Boston Terrier with a heart-base mass compressing the pulmonary arteries.


RESULTS
All 4 dogs were evaluated with 2-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography to characterize the nature and severity of the stenoses; other diagnostic tests were also performed.


RESULTS
The mixed-breed dog with valvular and peripheral PAS was euthanized, surgical resection of the pulmonic valve mass was performed in the Golden Retriever, corrective surgery was performed on the Pembroke Welsh Corgi with left pulmonary artery ligation, and the Boston Terrier with the heart-base mass was managed medically.


CONCLUSIONS
Acquired PAS in dogs may manifest as a clinically silent heart murmur, syncope, or right-sided heart failure. The diagnosis is made on the basis of imaging findings, particularly results of 2-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography. Treatment may include surgical, interventional, or medical modalities and is targeted at resolving the inciting cause.
Scansen
Brian A
BA
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Schober
Karsten E
KE
Bonagura
John D
JD
Smeak
Daniel D
DD
D000818:Animals; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000662:veterinary; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color / Q000662:veterinary; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome