Multiple congenital heart anomalies in five Arabian foals.

摘要: Five Arabian or half-Arabian foals with suspected multiple cardiac anomalies were examined. Various combinations of clinical examination, electrocardiography, angiocardiography, catheterization, blood gas analysis, radiography, and echocardiography resulted in data that allowed accurate antemortem diagnoses to be made. In 4 cases, the diagnosis was substantiated by postmortem findings. The confirmed were: pseudotruncus arteriosus, a combination patent ductus pulmonic stenosis, tricuspid pentalogy Fallot, atresia. surviving horse believed have an interventricular septal defect persistent truncus arteriosus.