Year : 2018, Volume : 42, Issue : 2
First page : ( 113) Last page : ( 115)
Print ISSN : 0250-4758. Online ISSN : 0973-970X. Published online : 2018 June 1.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0973-970X.2018.00021.4

Co-exsitance of persistant ductus arteriosus and right atrioventricular valvular haemal cyst in the heart of a calf

Prasath N. Babu^1,*, Selvaraj J.¹, Sasikala M.¹

¹Department of Veterinary Pathology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, TANUVAS Orathanadu-614625, TANUVAS, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, India

*Corresponding author: vetdrprasad@gmail.com

Received:  9  February,  2018; Accepted:  15  June,  2018.

Abstract

Patent ductus arteriosus is a congenital defect of heart in which there is a persistent communication between the thoracic aorta and the pulmonary artery. Valvular haemal cysts are the congenital blood cyst mostly found on the mitral valve of heart. Both these defects are common in humans and rare in animals except dogs. A twenty days old male Jersey cross bred calf died suddenly was brought for postmortem examination. On post-mortem examination, ductus arteriosus was found patent. Right atrioventricular valve revealed haemorrhages and a raised glistening blood cyst. Though the valvular haemal cysts of the heart are said to be congenital, the pressure overload due to patent ductus arteriosus might cause the mechanical injury to the valve leading to the haemal cyst formation.

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Keywords

Calf, Heart, Patent ductus arteriosus, Valvular haemal cyst.

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