Left ventricular outflow tract to left atrial fistula associated with endocarditis in a dog.
J Am Anim Hosp Assoc
; 36(2): 133-6, 2000.
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| ID: mdl-10730623
ABSTRACT
A one-year-old, intact male, 28-kg, mixed-breed dog developed neurological episodes consistent with emboli. An acquired III/VI holosystolic heart murmur was ausculted in the mitral area, and valvular endocarditis with pulmonic and aortic insufficiency were noted at echocardiographic examination. An abnormal communication (i.e., fistula) between the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) and the left atrium adjacent to the mitral valve annulus was noted with Doppler imaging and confirmed with angiography. Infective valvular endocarditis was confirmed based on two of three blood cultures being positive for Staphylococcus intermedius. In humans, a sequela to infective endocarditis of the aortic or mitral valve, or both, is rupture of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa, resulting in a communication between the LVOT and the left atrium. This is the first report of this sequela in the dog.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones Estafilocócicas
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Enfermedades de los Perros
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Endocarditis Bacteriana
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Fístula
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Cardiopatías
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Am Anim Hosp Assoc
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos