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

Authors

GÜLSÜM ÖZYİĞİT
İLKER ARICAN
M. ÖZGÜR ÖZYİĞİT
BESTAMİ YILMAZ

DOI

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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

First Page

343

Last Page

345

Recommended Citation

ÖZYİĞİT, GÜLSÜM; ARICAN, İLKER; ÖZYİĞİT, M. ÖZGÜR; and YILMAZ, BESTAMİ (2006) "Secundum Atrial Septal Defect in a One-Year-Old Kangal Dog," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 30: No. 3, Article 11. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol30/iss3/11