O hemangiossarcoma (HSA) é uma neoplasia maligna originada no endotélio vascular, com alto poder metastático e comumente descrito no baço, fígado e átrio direito. Assim, o objetivo deste trabalho é relatar a ocorrência do HSA na base do átrio esquerdo de um cão, macho, idoso, da raça Lhasa Apso, atendido apresentando cianose, posição ortopneica e tosse. No exame físico foi observado presença de crepitação em lobos pulmonares e sopro em foco de mitral e tricúspide grau IV\VI. Foi realizada terapia emergencial preconizada até a melhora clínica do animal, e após a ecocardiografia confirmou-se a degeneração valvular mitral e tricúspide, bem como a presença de uma imagem irregular, de ecogenicidade mista, extracardíaca e imóvel na base do átrio esquerdo, medindo 2,9 x 1,44 cm de diâmetro. A terapia clínica instituída estabilizou o quadro clínico por 128 dias, havendo recidiva do edema pulmonar e efusão pleural hemorrágica grave, com os proprietários optando pela eutanásia do animal e a necropsia, confirmando o diagnóstico definitivo do HSA extracardíaco na base do átrio esquerdo.
Article historyComputerized electrocardiography is a method widely used in veterinary medicine in several species and currently, with the availability of several devices in the market. In sheep, studies have shown variations in electrocardiographic values according to race, age, and methods of capture, but the values obtained in different computerized devices have not been compared. Thus, the present study sought to determine and compare the values of electrocardiographic variables between two computerized devices in healthy sheep. Fifty sheep (n = 50), Suffolk breed, female, launched, adult, nonpregnant, with average age and weight of two years and 50kg, respectively, were studied properly selected and clinically fit. The electrocardiographic tracings were obtained in two computerized electrocardiography devices (Apparatus A and B) individually and subsequently, with subsequent recording and interpretation of the tracings. The results showed a predominance of sinus rhythm in 78% (n = 39) and 22% (n = 11) with sinus arrhythmia in both devices. Significant differences among the devices (p <0.05) were identified in the duration variables (ms), such as P wave, P-R interval and segment, QRS complex, Q-T interval, S-T segment and T wave; and in the P-wave and R-wave amplitudes (mV). However, the values obtained were within the normal ranges recommended for the species, regardless of the capture method used. Thus, it is possible to conclude the presence of different values among the computerized electrocardiographs, suggesting variations in the tracking uptake sensitivity among the devices in released Suffolk sheep.
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