Complejo de Eisenmerger en un perro

  1. Talavera López, Jesús
  2. Fernández del Palacio, María Josefa
  3. Bayón del Río, Alejandro Ángel
  4. Agut Giménez, Amalia
Revue:
Clínica veterinaria de pequeños animales: revista oficial de AVEPA, Asociación Veterinaria Española de Especialistas en Pequeños Animales

ISSN: 1130-7064

Année de publication: 1999

Volumen: 19

Número: 3

Pages: 162-170

Type: Article

D'autres publications dans: Clínica veterinaria de pequeños animales: revista oficial de AVEPA, Asociación Veterinaria Española de Especialistas en Pequeños Animales

Résumé

This report describes a clinical case corresponding to a three-year-old female poodle with "Eisenmerger' Complex" (ventricular septal defect and pulmonary hypertension). A cardiopulmonary disease was suspected from history, physical examination, clinical pathology, thoracic radiographs and electrocardiogram. Colour flow Doppler echocardiography showed a ventricular septal defect and right-to-left shunting. The dog was treated using only phlebotomy to control polycythemia every 5-8 weeks.