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Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association 43:157-162 (2007)
© 2007 American Animal Hospital Association

Case Report

Marked Pleural Effusion Causing Right Atrial Collapse Simulating Cardiac Tamponade in a Dog

Amy A. Little, DVM, Michele Steffey, DVM, Diplomate ACVS and Marc S. Kraus, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Cardiology)

From the Sections of Small Animal Surgery (Little, Steffey) and Cardiology (Kraus), Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, 100 Graham Road, Unit 4D, Ithaca, New York 14853.

A 16-month-old, female German shepherd dog was presented with severe bicavitary effusions. A diaphragmatic hernia was diagnosed by thoracic radiography. An echocardiogram performed prior to surgical repair of the hernia revealed signs of cardiac tamponade, with right atrial collapse, in the absence of pericardial effusion. Right atrial collapse was presumed to be secondary to severe pleural effusion. At surgery, no pericardial disease was identified. Surgical correction of the diaphragmatic hernia resulted in resolution of the pleural and peritoneal effusions. Follow-up echocardiography demonstrated resolution of the signs of cardiac tamponade.






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