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KMID : 1094020140310050412
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics
2014 Volume.31 No. 5 p.412 ~ p.416
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Heartworm Extraction in a Pitbull Terrier Dog with Heavy Worm Burden Using A Loop Snare
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Kim Ji-Yoon
Yang Hye-Mi
Choi Won-Jin
Hyun Chang-Baig
Yoon Won-Kyoung
Kim Hyun-Wook
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Abstract
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A 7-year-old intact male Pitbull terrier dog was presented with complaints of marked abdominal distensionand severe exercise intolerance. Diagnostic studies found a right-sided cardiomegaly with marked dilation of pulmonaryarteries, diffuse interstitial pulmonary infiltration and heavy worm burden in the right atrium and ventricle. Color andspectral Doppler echocardiography also revealed tricuspid and pulmonic regurgitation indicating severe pulmonaryhypertension. The 104 heartworms were removed by interventional extraction using a loop snare (Snare, BostonScientific, USA) through external jugular vein. After heartworm removals, the clinical condition of this dog wasremarkably improved. To author’s best knowledge, this is the first case of interventional heartworm extraction usinga loop snare in Korea.
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KEYWORD
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loop snare, caval syndrome, heartworm, mechanical heartworm removal, dog
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