Complete atrioventricular canal in a dog.
This report details a case of complete, type A atrioventricular (AV) canal, also called complete endocardial cushion defect, in a young dog. Complete AV canal is classified as three types: A, B or C depending on the degree of linkage between common AV valve and ventricular chambers. Despite the defect this dog, which did not undergo surgical treatment, remains in ISACHC class Ib 19 months after the initial diagnosis.
Saponaro
Vittorio
V
Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Division of Veterinary Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Str. Provinciale Valenzano-Casamassima km. 3. 70010-Valenzano, Bari, Italy. saponarov@libero.it
Staffieri
Francesco
F
Franchini
Delia
D
Crovace
Antonio
A
D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004285:Dogs; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000662:veterinary; D004694:Endocardial Cushion Defects / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D054089:Endocardial Cushions / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male