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Left ventricular cardiac myxoma and sudden death in a dog
- Source :
- Acta veterinaria Scandinavica, 58(1). BioMed Central, Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 58, 41. BioMed Central, Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND: Myxoma is a very rare benign cardiac tumor in dogs. This is the first description of a cardiac myxoma originating from the left ventricular outflow tract, presumably causing sudden death. CASE PRESENTATION: A previously healthy 12-year-old male West Highland white terrier was found dead during its 1-week stay in a kennel. The dog was known to have a cardiac murmur. On necropsy, a pedunculated neoplasia was found attached to the interventricular aspect of the left ventricular outflow tract, resulting in almost complete obstruction of the aorta. As this was the only abnormality identified, the tumor was considered as the cause of sudden death. Histopathologic findings were compatible with a myxoma. CONCLUSIONS: Benign intraluminal tumors of the heart are very rare in dogs, but may have fatal consequences. Echocardiography could have revealed the cause of the cardiac murmur of this previously asymptomatic dog. Surgical removal could have been possible, as the tumor was pedunculated.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology
040301 veterinary sciences
Heart Ventricles
animal diseases
Case Report
Case Reports
Sudden death
0403 veterinary science
Death, Sudden
Dogs
Obstruction
Internal medicine
medicine.artery
Journal Article
Animals
Medicine
Ventricular outflow tract
Dog Diseases
cardiovascular diseases
neoplasms
Aorta
Heart Murmurs
General Veterinary
Neoplasia
Aorta, Heart, Neoplasia, Obstruction
business.industry
0402 animal and dairy science
virus diseases
Myxoma
Heart
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
General Medicine
Benign Cardiac Tumor
medicine.disease
040201 dairy & animal science
Cardiology
cardiovascular system
Autopsy
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0044605X and 17510147
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Acta veterinaria Scandinavica, 58(1). BioMed Central, Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 58, 41. BioMed Central, Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....f3fd5658ea8b7bf7c0bf2b5e5c13cffc