Kafkas Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 2024 , Vol 30 , Issue 3
Persistent Left Cranial Vena Cava in a Cat
Zeki YILMAZ1, Meriç KOCATÜRK1, Jørgen KOCH2
1Bursa Uludag University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, TR-16059 Bursa - TÜRKİYE
2University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Frederiksberg - Copenhagen, DENMARK
DOI : 10.9775/kvfd.2023.31186 A 9-year-old-male British fold cat was presented for a general health check before anesthesia. Clinical and laboratory examinations were unremarkable. Echocardiography showed that the cardiac anatomy and function were normal, and the presence of a dilated coronary sinus (CS), highly suggestive of a persistent left cranial vena cava (PLCVC). Clinicians should keep in mind that PLCVC may be present when a dilated CS is noted by echocardiography, and it could be confirmed simultaneously by agitated-salinestudy as a non-invasive and cost-effective diagnostic tool in practice. Further research is required to elucidate whether PLCVC is an accomplice or an innocent finding in cats. Keywords : Cat, Persistent left cranial vena cava, Thoracic venous anomaly