9 yr old m/n Golden Retriever had acute collapse. Was treated at er removed 40 ml of frank blood from pericardial sac 4 days ago. Doing well now. Abdominal ultrasound negative.Of course mass until proven otherwise. What do you think of area around ra? No doppler flow in the “mass”. The right auricle is clear as is the rvot. No changes around aorta. Thanks
9 yr old m/n Golden Retriever had acute collapse. Was treated at er removed 40 ml of frank blood from pericardial sac 4 days ago. Doing well now. Abdominal ultrasound negative.Of course mass until proven otherwise. What do you think of area around ra? No doppler flow in the “mass”. The right auricle is clear as is the rvot. No changes around aorta. Thanks
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That junction between the
That junction between the RVFW and RT Auricle is a frequent place for mass development and the tissue is irregular throughout the wall there as opposed to fibrin tags attached to the epicardium in the pc space causing nodular changes. So Im very concerned for HSA there in the wall. Time will tell as HSA grows fast typically but IM hoping for idiopathic and pericarditis potentials.
Would run serum troponin as
Would run serum troponin as it can be elevated with cardiac HSA and normal with idiopathic pericardial effusion.