Heartworm disease in dogs: Unusual clinical cases

Two unusual cases of heartworm infection are described, including one of spontaneous rupture of cardiac chambers, most likely due to the progressive increase in pressure within the right ventricle caused by Dirofilaria immitis infection. Another case report describes persistent left cranial vena cav...

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Published inVeterinary parasitology Vol. 133; no. 2; pp. 207 - 218
Main Authors Venco, L., Kramer, L., Genchi, Claudio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier B.V 24.10.2005
Subjects
Animals
cardiac rupture
case studies
Clinical cases
clinical examination
Dirofilaria immitis
Dirofilaria immitis - isolation & purification
dirofilariasis
Dirofilariasis - diagnosis
Dirofilariasis - diagnostic imaging
Dirofilariasis - surgery
Dog
Dog Diseases - diagnosis
Dog Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Dog Diseases - surgery
Dogs
echocardiography
Echocardiography - veterinary
Fatal Outcome
Female
heart
Heart Rupture - etiology
Heart Rupture - veterinary
Heart Ventricles - parasitology
Heart Ventricles - pathology
Heartworm disease
heartworms
Male
medical treatment
pathogenesis
persistent left cranial vena cava
Radiography
vena cava
Dog
Heartworm disease
Clinical cases
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Summary:Two unusual cases of heartworm infection are described, including one of spontaneous rupture of cardiac chambers, most likely due to the progressive increase in pressure within the right ventricle caused by Dirofilaria immitis infection. Another case report describes persistent left cranial vena cava, which interfered with the surgical removal of heartworm via the left jugular vein.
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ISSN:0304-4017
1873-2550
DOI:10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.04.010