Case Index - - June 2009 - Case of the Month.
Signalment: 1 year old male Border Collie dog
History: Seizure and heart murmur, grade V/VI
Questions:
- Name the chambers
- Describe the findings
- Additional imaging options
Image 1: This is right parasternal long axis left ventricular outflow view with Doppler
Image 2: This is right parasternal short-axis view at the level of the aorta with Doppler
Answer:
left-to-right shunting ventricular septal
Diagnosis: small ventricular septal defect
Reference:
Evaluation of canine congenital heart disease using an echocardiographic algorithm.
Oyama MA, Sisson DD. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2001 Nov-Dec;37(6):519-35. Review.
