1. Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in a Staffordshire bull terrier.
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Garncarz M, Wtorkowska W, Parzeniecka-Jaworska M, Krzemiński M, Machola D, and Sienkiewicz K
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- Dogs abnormalities, Animals, Male, Echocardiography veterinary, Tomography, X-Ray Computed veterinary, Coronary Vessel Anomalies veterinary, Coronary Vessel Anomalies diagnostic imaging, Pulmonary Artery abnormalities, Pulmonary Artery diagnostic imaging, Dog Diseases congenital, Dog Diseases diagnostic imaging, Dog Diseases diagnosis
- Abstract
An asymptomatic 17-month-old, 18.5-kg, male Staffordshire bull terrier was referred due to a heart murmur. Examination revealed a grade 3/6 left apical systolic and right apical 3/6 heart murmur. Echocardiography showed volume overload of the left ventricle and mild systolic dysfunction with a left-right flow over the interventricular septal region. Cardiac gated computed tomography revealed anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery, an extensive network of collateral blood vessels connected the right and left coronary arteries, with bronchial and left intercostal arteries also connected to the network of collateral blood vessels, markedly enlarged right and left coronary arteries and left coronary sinus. With varied presentation, coronary anomalies are difficult to recognise and classify and to the best of our knowledge this is the first case of anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery diagnosis in the dog., Competing Interests: Conflict of Interest Statement The authors do not have any conflict of interest to disclose., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2024
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