Kafkas Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 2018 , Vol 24 , Issue 4
Diagnostic Steps of a Cat with Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Meriç KOCATÜRK1, Ahmet SARIL1, Canan ALTINCI2, Hakan SALCI2, Zeki YILMAZ1
1Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Uludag University, TR-16059 Bursa - TURKEY
2Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Uludag University, TR-16059 Bursa - TURKEY
DOI : 10.9775/kvfd.2018.20140 Dear Editor, Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), a fetal blood vessel between pulmonary artery and aorta that has to be closed in hours right after birth triggered by first breath of life, may result life threatening heart failure or even sudden death depend on size of the ductus [1]. PDA has been reported as a most common congenital heart defect in dogs and cats, however there is limited information on diagnostic procedure of PDA by use of three-dimensional computed tomography angiography (3D-CTA) in cats [1,2]. Thus, we report here the use of 3D-CTA to confirm the clinical diagnosis of PDA in a kitten. Keywords :