Secundum atrial septal defect in a one-year-old Kangal dog

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2006

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TÜBİTAK

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.

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Veterinary sciences, Kangal dog, Heart, Foramen ovale, Congenital cardiac defect, Canis familiaris

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Özyiğit, G. vd. (2006). ''Secundum atrial septal defect in a one-year-old Kangal dog''. Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 30(3), 343-345.