title: Complete atrioventricular canal in a dog.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Saponaro
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Staffieri
authors.forename: Delia
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Franchini
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Crovace
mesh_terms: 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