title: Gerbode defect associated with blunt trauma in a dog.
abstract: A 6 year-old Labrador retriever was presented after being struck by a car. A ventricular arrhythmia, attributed to myocardial trauma, developed 12 h post-trauma. Echocardiography revealed lesions consistent with a subaortic paramembranous ventricular septal defect (VSD) with shunting of blood from the left ventricle to the right atrium (Gerbode defect). A right-to-left shunting atrial septal defect (ASD) was visualised. Pleural and peritoneal effusions developed within 48 h. Fifteen days post-trauma flow across the ASD was left-to-right while left-to-right shunting across the VSD persisted. No cavitary effusions were detected at 15 days post-trauma or subsequently.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA, UK. mhezzell@rvc.ac.uk
authors.forename: Melanie J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hezzell
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dennis
authors.forename: Daniel H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Virginia Luis
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Fuentes
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000818:Animals; D054087:Atrial Septum / Q000293:injuries*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004285:Dogs / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*