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Spontaneous closure of a traumatic acquired Gerbode defect in a dog.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Gardner, L 
Silva, J 
Novo Matos, J 

Abstract

A one-year-old female English Springer Spaniel with no previous history of cardiac disease presented to the Queen's Veterinary School Hospital following a blunt traumatic incident with an acquired, direct Gerbode defect and associated third-degree atrioventricular block. Two months after the initial incident, follow-up echocardiography showed a nearly closed Gerbode defect with just trivial residual flow. A 24-h Holter monitor indicated second-degree atrioventricular block with occasional junctional tachycardia. A reassessment 22 months later confirmed spontaneous closure of the previously acquired traumatic Gerbode defect, with 2:1 second-degree atrioventricular block. The dog remained clinically asymptomatic, and free of treatment. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of spontaneous closure of a previously acquired traumatic Gerbode defect in a dog.

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Keywords

Atrioventricular block, Atrioventricular septal defect, Ventricular septal defect, Animals, Atrioventricular Block, Dog Diseases, Dogs, Echocardiography, Electrocardiography, Female, Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular

Journal Title

J Vet Cardiol

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Journal ISSN

1760-2734
1875-0834

Volume Title

41

Publisher

Elsevier BV