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[Heart diseases in foals. A literature review exemplified by 2 case reports]
J de Groot1, M M Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan, J S van der Linda-Sipman
1Vakgroep Inwendige Ziekten en Voeding der Grote Huisdieren, Faculteit der Diergeneeskunde, Universiteit Utrecht.
Tijdschrift Voor Diergeneeskunde
|July 1, 1996
Abstract:
A review of the congenital and acquired heart diseases of foals is given on the basis of two patients. A 3-month-old foal with a history of collapse after exercise had a systolic murmur on all heart valves on both sides. Necropsy revealed endocarditis ulcerosa of the left atrioventricular valves. A 6-week-old foal with systolic murmur on the left atrioventricular valves and on the aorta showed, on ultrasonography, signs of endocarditis of the atrioventricular valves. This foal recovered after a long course of antibiotics.