Use of a nitinol gooseneck snare catheter for removal of adult Dirofilaria immitis in two cats
Small, M. T., Atkins, C. E., Gordon, S. G., Birkenheuer, A. J., Booth-Sayer, M. A., Keene, B. W., … Miller, M. W. (2008, November 1). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Vol. 233, pp. 1441–1445.
MeSH headings : Animals; Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation; Cardiac Catheterization / methods; Cardiac Catheterization / veterinary; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cat Diseases / surgery; Cats; Chylothorax / etiology; Chylothorax / parasitology; Chylothorax / surgery; Chylothorax / veterinary; Dirofilaria immitis / isolation & purification; Dirofilariasis / complications; Dirofilariasis / surgery; Female; Heart Failure / surgery; Heart Failure / veterinary; Male; Treatment Outcome
topics (OpenAlex): Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment; Parasite Biology and Host Interactions; Cardiovascular Conditions and Treatments
TL;DR:
Findings suggested that use of a nitinol gooseneck snare catheter may be a safe and effective technique for removing adult D immitis from the right atrium and ventricle in cats and that successful removal of adult heartworms in infected cats may resolve clinical signs of right-sided congestive heart failure and chylothorax.
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