Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2400256 | Journal of Veterinary Cardiology | 2009 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Three dogs presented for the evaluation of cardiac murmurs were diagnosed with aberrant arteriovenous shunts. All cases demonstrated the following findings: 1) relatively soft continuous murmur loudest at the left heart base resembling patent ductus arteriosus (PDA); 2) shunt flow signals in the pulmonary artery on echocardiography; and 3) no PDA on selective angiography, but evidence of anomalous shunting vessels from thoracic aorta to pulmonary vasculature. An aberrant arteriovenous shunt should be considered when a continuous murmur of relatively small intensity is heard.
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Authors
Yoko Fujii, Takuma Aoki, Hiroshi Takano, Ryokichi Ishikawa, Yoshito Wakao,