Transcatheter embolization of systemic-to-pulmonary artery fistulas in a dog using embolization coils and silk suture.

J Vet Cardiol

Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Auburn University, 1220 Wire Road, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA.

Published: June 2019

A 4-month-old intact female Cavalier King Charles spaniel presented for evaluation of a left, basilar continuous murmur. Transthoracic echocardiography suggested anomalous vessels around the main pulmonary artery, and computed tomography angiography revealed two systemic-to-pulmonary artery fistulas. Transcatheter embolization of these fistulas was achieved with a combination of embolization coils and silk suture threads delivered through a microcatheter.

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