Title: Secundum atrial septal defect in a Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis).
Authors: Pizzi, R.; Pereira, Y. Martinez; Rambaud, Y. Feltrer; Strike, T.; Flach, E.; Rendle, M.; Routh, A.
Abstract: The article reports on a case of secundum atrial septal defect in a Komodo dragon. The lizard was found to have cardiomegaly on screening dorsoventral radiographs taken at two months of age. In this case, the atrial septal defect would probably have resulted in left to right shunting. It found that no reports in the literature of any congenital cardiac defects in Komodo dragons.
Subjects: VETERINARY medicine; KOMODO dragon; ATRIAL septal defects; HEART dilatation; ANIMAL health
Publication: Veterinary Record: Journal of the British Veterinary Association, 2009, Vol 164, Issue 15, p472
ISSN: 0042-4900
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1136/vr.164.15.472

Secundum atrial septal defect in a Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis).

Pizzi, R.; Pereira, Y. Martinez; Rambaud, Y. Feltrer; Strike, T.; Flach, E.; Rendle, M.; Routh, A.