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- Title
Persistent Left Cranial Vena Cava in a Cat.
- Authors
YILMAZ, Zeki; KOCATÜRK, Meriç; KOCH, Jørgen
- Abstract
A 9-year-old-male British fold cat was presented for a general health check before anesthesia. Clinical and laboratory examinations were unremarkable. Echocardiography showed that the cardiac anatomy and function were normal, and the presence of a dilated coronary sinus (CS), highly suggestive of a persistent left cranial vena cava (PLCVC). Clinicians should keep in mind that PLCVC may be present when a dilated CS is noted by echocardiography, and it could be confirmed simultaneously by agitated-saline- study as a non-invasive and cost-effective diagnostic tool in practice. Further research is required to elucidate whether PLCVC is an accomplice or an innocent finding in cats.
- Subjects
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VENAE cavae; PATHOLOGICAL laboratories
- Publication
Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi, 2024, Vol 30, Issue 3, p393
- ISSN
1300-6045
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.9775/kvfd.2023.31186