title: Aortic tear and dissection related to connective tissues abnormalities resembling Marfan syndrome in a Great Dane.
abstract: Aortic tears and acute aortic dissection are rarely reported in dogs. This report describes a case of aortic dissection and probable sinus of Valsalva rupture in a young Great Dane with associated histopathologic findings suggestive of a connective tissue abnormality.
authors.affiliation: Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Tennessee, 2407 River Drive, Knoxville, TN 37909, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lenz
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Sciences, University of Wisconsin, School of Veterinary Medicine, 2015 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA. Electronic address: bachj@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu.
authors.forename: Jonathan F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Bach
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin, School of Veterinary Medicine, 2015 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
authors.forename: Cynthia M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Sciences, University of Wisconsin, School of Veterinary Medicine, 2015 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
authors.forename: Rebecca L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Stepien
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004285:Dogs; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000662:veterinary; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Canine; Echocardiography; Endocarditis