title: Patent ductus arteriosus in an adult amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis).
abstract: A clinically healthy 16-yr-old female leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) was diagnosed with a patent ductus arteriosus on echocardiography and later confirmed on necropsy A murmur was heard on auscultation during a routine examination, and the congenital defect was an incidental finding. The animal had been asymptomatic its entire life. This deformity is rarely observed in nondomestic felids and may be asymptomatic, as has been described in domestic cats.
authors.affiliation: Lyon Zoo, Mairie de Lyon, 69205 Lyon Cedex 01, France. guillaume.douay@mairie-lyon.fr
authors.forename: Guillaume
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Douay
authors.forename: Amandine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Drut
authors.forename: Thibault
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ribas
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gomis
authors.forename: Mélanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Graille
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lemberger
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bublot
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D046009:Panthera