Double outlet right ventricle in a cat

J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1978 Nov 15;173(10):1356-60.

Abstract

In a case of double outlet right ventricle in a cat, initial examination revealed a holosystolic murmur and right-sided heart enlargement, as deduced from electrocardiography and thoracic radiography. On cardiac catheterization, it was determined that pressure in the right ventricle equaled that of the left ventricle. Angiography revealed a large ventricular septal defect, with prodominant left-to-right shunt and some right-to-left component. The cat lived for 3 1/2 years. During this period, the cat would become cyanotic only under stressful situations. At necropsy, the diagnosis was further refined to that of a double outlet right ventricle, as both the aorta and pulmonary artery originated from the right ventricle.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cardiac Catheterization / veterinary
  • Cat Diseases / congenital*
  • Cat Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Cats
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / veterinary
  • Heart Ventricles / abnormalities*
  • Male
  • Radiography
  • Transposition of Great Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Transposition of Great Vessels / veterinary*