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- Title
Spontaneous closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect in a cat.
- Authors
Soolyi Park; Hyunseon Jeong; Seunggon Lee
- Abstract
We discuss the case of a 5-month-old male British Shorthair cat referred to our hospital following the detection of a heart murmur during a routine vaccination appointment. Two-dimensional echocardiography revealed a 1.18 mm ventricular septal defect (VSD) located immediately below the aortic valve, without signs of secondary cardiac remodeling. Given the absence of cardiac dysfunction, no treatment was administered, and the cat was periodically monitored over the next 2 years. Echocardiography at 29 months of age revealed no signs of the VSD. Future studies are needed to increase the evidence base for spontaneous VSD closure in small animals.
- Subjects
VENTRICULAR septal defects; CATS; HEART murmurs; HEART diseases; AORTIC valve; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
- Publication
Korean Journal of Veterinary Research, 2023, Vol 63, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
2466-1384
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.14405/kjvr.20230035