Weder C, Ames M, Kellihan H, Bright J, Orton C
Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, 300 West Drake Rd., Fort Collins, CO 80525, USA.
Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, 300 West Drake Rd., Fort Collins, CO 80525, USA.
J Vet Cardiol. 2016 Sep;18(3):265-270. doi: 10.1016/j.jvc.2016.01.005. Epub 2016 Mar 22.
A 6-month-old Beagle with tetralogy of Fallot underwent balloon valvuloplasty of the pulmonary valve. Balloon valvuloplasty was successful and resulted in palliation of clinical signs and an improved quality of life for approximately 9 months. After 9 months, the dog became symptomatic and a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt procedure was successfully performed. Based on this report, balloon valvuloplasty in dogs with tetralogy of Fallot appears to be a feasible technique that may result in improvement of clinical signs. In addition, it may allow for the delay of the more invasive surgical palliation and provide time for weight gain and development of the pulmonary vascular bed for greater ease of surgical shunt creation.
一只患有法洛四联症的6个月大比格犬接受了肺动脉瓣球囊瓣膜成形术。球囊瓣膜成形术成功，临床症状得到缓解，生活质量改善了约9个月。9个月后，这只狗出现症状，成功进行了改良布莱洛克-陶西格分流术。基于本报告，法洛四联症犬的球囊瓣膜成形术似乎是一种可行的技术，可能会改善临床症状。此外，它可能会延迟更具侵入性的手术姑息治疗，并为体重增加和肺血管床发育提供时间，以便更轻松地进行手术分流创建。
