Ectopia cordis sub-sternal in a calf: a case report

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1 Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran

2 Tehran University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Resident of Large Animal Internal Medicine

3 Private Veterinarian, DVM, Semnan, Iran

4 Laboratory Expert, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran

10.22075/jvlr.2024.30949.1070

Abstract

Ectopia cordis is a congenital anomaly. In this disorder, the heart located as completely or partly outside the itself original location in chest. This deformity has three cervical, thoracic and abdominal forms that the neck form is the most common form. Up to now, many factors such as genetic defects, the receipt of chemical products (mercury, cocaine, ethanol), the consumption of teratogenic plants, exposures to radiation, infectious agents (such as BVD virus) and the use of medications (calcium suppressants) have been known factors in Ectopia cordis occurence. Immediately after birth, a female Holestein referred to veterinarian clinic in Semnan city of Iran,. During the clinical examination, according to the location of the heart outside the body and under the sternum, ectopia cordis anomaly was detected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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