TOTAL ANOMALOUS PULMONARY VENOUS CONNECTION IN A FOAL |
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| Authors: | Olga Seco Diaz MRCVS Anne Desrochers DMV Vickie Hoffmann VMD Virginia B. Reef DVM |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Clinical Studies, Section of Sports Medicine and Imaging, New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, 382 West Street Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348, USA. |
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| Abstract: | An 8-day-old Arabian-Morgan cross colt underwent cardiac evaluation. The foal was tachycardic, tachypneic, exercise intolerant and had a loud right-sided heart murmur and cyanotic mucous membranes. Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection was diagnosed with echocardiography and confirmed at postmortem examination. Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection is a very rare congenital cardiac abnormality that has not been reported before in the horse. |
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| Keywords: | equine heart and congenital cardiac anomaly total anomalous pulmonary venous connection |
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