Publications by authors named "Agnieszka M Kent"
Article Synopsis
- Two cats experienced exercise intolerance and breathing difficulties due to a rare condition called unilateral absence of the right pulmonary artery, identified through computed tomography angiography (CTA).
- One cat developed severe pulmonary hypertension and ultimately had to be euthanized despite treatment, while the other cat managed well for over four years with medication and showed no signs of pulmonary hypertension.
- The study highlights the importance of CTA in diagnosing congenital heart malformations and suggests that severe pulmonary hypertension negatively impacts prognosis in affected cats.
Objectives: To describe a series of dogs with pulmonary artery dissection and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA).
Animals: Eight dogs.
Methods: Retrospective case series.
Two dogs with severe dysplastic pulmonary valve stenosis and right-to-left shunting defects (patent foramen ovale, perimembranous ventricular septal defect) underwent palliative stenting of the right ventricular outflow tract and pulmonary valve annulus using balloon expandable stents. One dog received 2 over-lapping bare metal stents placed 7 months apart; the other received a single covered stent. Both procedures were considered technically successful with a reduction in the transpulmonary valve pressure gradient from 202 to 90 mmHg in 1 dog and from 168 to 95 mmHg in the other.
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