Clinical diagnosis and alternative surgical treatment of tetralogy of Fallot in a dog. A case report

Tetralogy of Fallot was diagnosed in a 30 month-old Cocker Spaniel female, through physical, radiographic, electrocardiographic, and echocardiographic exams. The animal was submitted to a palliative surgical correction, the Blalock-Taussig technique, and 46 months after the surgery, no signs of cardiopulmonary decompensation were observed.

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Main Authors: Larsson,M.H.M.A, Pereira,L., Jatene,F.B., Freitas,R.F., Barbusci,L.O.D., Oliveira,S.M. de, Abduch,M.C.D.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Escola de Veterinária 2000
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352000000500003
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Summary:Tetralogy of Fallot was diagnosed in a 30 month-old Cocker Spaniel female, through physical, radiographic, electrocardiographic, and echocardiographic exams. The animal was submitted to a palliative surgical correction, the Blalock-Taussig technique, and 46 months after the surgery, no signs of cardiopulmonary decompensation were observed.