Coil embolization of an aorticopulmonary fistula in a dog.
An 8-year-old, castrated male Basset Hound was evaluated for congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation. Echocardiography and angiography demonstrated a left-to-right shunting aorticopulmonary fistula. Coil embolization of the fistula was initially successful in reducing the volume of blood flow through the vascular network. The dog was medically managed for congestive heart failure until it was euthanized 6 months after initial presentation. The physiology and treatment of centrally located arteriovenous fistulae are discussed.
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, 900 East Campus Drive, Columbia, MO 65211, USA. Leachsb@missouri.edu
Stacey B
SB
Leach
Deborah M
DM
Fine
Robert J
RJ
Schutrumpf
Lisa G
LG
Britt
H Edward
HE
Durham
Kevin
K
Christiansen
D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology