title: Transthoracic ultrasound guided balloon dilation of cor triatriatum dexter in 2 Rottweiler puppies.
abstract: Balloon dilation was performed in two Rottweiler puppies with cor triatriatum dexter and clinical signs of ascites using transthoracic echocardiographic guidance. The dogs were positioned on a standard echocardiography table in right lateral recumbency, and guide wires and balloon catheters were imaged by echocardiographic views optimized to allow visualization of the defect. The procedures were performed successfully without complications and clinical signs were resolved completely in both cases. Guide wires and balloon catheters appeared hyperechoic on transthoracic echocardiography image and could be clearly monitored and guided in real-time. These two cases demonstrate that it is possible to perform balloon catheter dilation of cor triatriatum dexter under transthoracic guidance alone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo 4, 06126 Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Birettoni
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo 4, 06126 Perugia, Italy. Electronic address: domenico.caivano@unipg.it.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Caivano
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo 4, 06126 Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bufalari
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo 4, 06126 Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Giorgi
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo 4, 06126 Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miglio
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergencies and Organs Transplantations, University of Bari, Strada Provinciale per Casamassima Km 3, 70010 Valenzano, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Paradies
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo 4, 06126 Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Porciello
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D003310:Cor Triatriatum / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male
keywords: Canine; Congenital heart disease; Echocardiography; Interventional cardiac procedures