title: Double-outlet right atrium in a 9 year-old cat.
abstract: Double-outlet right atrium (DORA) is a type of atrioventricular septal defect that is described as an extreme leftward deviation of the lower portion of the interatrial septum, resulting in insertion into the atrial wall left and posterior to the mitral orifice. This rare anomaly, which has been reported in humans and only just recently in cats, was identified by transthoracic echocardiography in a 9 year-old cat that was presented for further evaluation of a tachyarrhythmia and cardiomegaly. This case report describes the diagnostic findings in this cat and summarizes the anatomy, classification and clinical consequences of this rare congenital heart defect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, 2015 SW 16th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA. Electronic address: durham.jaylyn@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jaylyn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Durham
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Heart Care, 5124 Greenwich Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23462, USA.
authors.forename: Herbert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maisenbacher
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000151:congenital*; D002415:Cats; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005665:Furosemide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006343:Heart Septal Defects / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents; D005665:Furosemide
keywords: Atrioventricular septal defect; Congenital heart defect; Echocardiography; Endocardial cushion; Feline