title: A fibrous band associated with the non-coronary aortic valve cusp in a dog.
abstract: A fibrous band connecting the middle of the free edge (nodulus Arantii) of the non-coronary aortic valve cusp to the ascending aorta just above the level of the non-coronary sinus of Valsalva was observed in an asymptomatic, 11-year-old, male Border Collie. The fibrous band was unrelated to the cause of the death in this dog. Such fibrous bands are usually reported in humans with congenital bicuspid aortic valves. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a fibrous band in the aortic valve in a domestic animal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and, Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA. dajithdoss@cvm.tamu.edu
authors.forename: Dharani K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Ajithdoss
authors.forename: Angela M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Arenas-Gamboa
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D003094:Collagen; D004285:Dogs; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen