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ArticleCase reports in veterinary medicine2026

Prenatal Ultrasonographic Detection of Intracardiac Thrombi in Canine Fetuses With Congenital Heart Defects.

Federica Valeri, Temy Coppola, Alessandro Troisi, Riccardo Zelli, Lucia Cardinali, Elvio Lepri, Domenico Caivano, Angela Polisca

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8 authors.

Federica ValeriDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy, unipg.it.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7940-8416
Temy CoppolaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy, unipg.it.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6830-1669
Alessandro TroisiSchool of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Matelica, Italy, unicam.it.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2192-6115
Riccardo ZelliDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy, unipg.it.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0509-3539
Lucia CardinaliDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy, unipg.it.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8758-8211
Elvio LepriDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy, unipg.it.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8478-8154
Domenico CaivanoDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy, unipg.it.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8540-4853
Angela PoliscaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy, unipg.it.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0255-8588

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 5-year-old pregnant Newfoundland bitch was evaluated by monitoring fetal viability. Transabdominal ultrasonography of the reproductive tract revealed a homogeneous and hyperechoic mass within the right ventricle associated with abnormal tricuspid valve in a fetus. A similar mass was also visualized in the right atrium of another fetus. The bitch delivered 11 puppies, four of which died after parturition. Necropsy showed tricuspid stenosis in all puppies, with concomitant pulmonary stenosis in one of them. Moreover, an intraventricular thrombus and an interatrial thrombus were each revealed in two puppies. This case series demonstrates the feasibility of prenatal ultrasonographic detection of intracardiac thrombi in canine fetuses and highlights its potential value for early diagnosis of congenital heart defects.

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canine fetusescardiac malformationsthrombosisultrasonography

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PMID42253418
PMCPMC13239178

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