An 11-year-old mixed breed dog was presented with exercise intoler-ance , syncope. At admission, transthoracic echocardiography revealed myxoma-tous mitral valve disease (MMVD) associated with severe left atrial (LA) enlargement and moderate anechoic pericardial effusion with a hyperechoic den-sity suggestive of a thrombus. Rupture of the LA free wall secondary to MMVD was suspected , medical therapy with furosemide and pimobendan was in-itiated. After one month, recheck echocardiography showed mild anechoic pericar-dial effusion and an acquired atrial septal defect with a left-to-right intracardiac shunting flow. In light of the dog's history, the latter finding was suspected to be secondary to a further rupture of the LA wall due to MMVD, this time affecting the interatrial septum. The images described here allow us to suspect that sequen-tial LA wall ruptures developed over time in the same subject affected by MMVD, a clinical presentation not previously described in veterinary medicine.(c) 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Romito, G., Testa, F., Cipone, M. (2022). Suspected sequential left atrial ruptures in a dog with myxomatous mitral valve disease. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY CARDIOLOGY, 44, 18-22 [10.1016/j.jvc.2022.09.001].

Suspected sequential left atrial ruptures in a dog with myxomatous mitral valve disease

Romito, G
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Cipone, M
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2022

Abstract

An 11-year-old mixed breed dog was presented with exercise intoler-ance , syncope. At admission, transthoracic echocardiography revealed myxoma-tous mitral valve disease (MMVD) associated with severe left atrial (LA) enlargement and moderate anechoic pericardial effusion with a hyperechoic den-sity suggestive of a thrombus. Rupture of the LA free wall secondary to MMVD was suspected , medical therapy with furosemide and pimobendan was in-itiated. After one month, recheck echocardiography showed mild anechoic pericar-dial effusion and an acquired atrial septal defect with a left-to-right intracardiac shunting flow. In light of the dog's history, the latter finding was suspected to be secondary to a further rupture of the LA wall due to MMVD, this time affecting the interatrial septum. The images described here allow us to suspect that sequen-tial LA wall ruptures developed over time in the same subject affected by MMVD, a clinical presentation not previously described in veterinary medicine.(c) 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Romito, G., Testa, F., Cipone, M. (2022). Suspected sequential left atrial ruptures in a dog with myxomatous mitral valve disease. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY CARDIOLOGY, 44, 18-22 [10.1016/j.jvc.2022.09.001].
Romito, G; Testa, F; Cipone, M
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