Secundum Atrial Septal Defect in a One-Year-Old Kangal Dog

Authors: GÜLSÜM ÖZYİĞİT, İLKER ARICAN, M. ÖZGÜR ÖZYİĞİT, BESTAMİ YILMAZ

Abstract: A secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) was diagnosed in a 1-year-old Turkish Kangal dog after dissection for student education. The defect was 21.99 mm in maximum length and 8.37 mm in maximum width and was elliptical. The dog had no clinical disorders. This is the first case of a secundum ASD reported in an adult Kangal dog.

Keywords: Heart, congenital cardiac defect, foramen ovale, Kangal dog

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