Outflow Tract Obstructions in Animals

BySandra P. Tou, DVM, DACVIM-Cardiology, DACVIM-SAIM, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University
Reviewed/Revised Jan 2020

    Outflow tract obstructions are congenital cardiac defects that include aortic stenosis, pulmonic stenosis, and coarctation of the aorta. All involve obstruction to either right or left ventricular outflow. Defects such as double chamber right ventricle, branch pulmonary artery stenosis, and cor triatriatum also create obstruction to normal blood flow but are not located within the right ventricular or left ventricular outflow tracts.

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