Fatal Rupture of the Left Brachiocephalic Artery in a Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)

Fatal Rupture of the Left Brachiocephalic Artery in a Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)

A case of arterial rupture that caused sudden death in a whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) is described. Rupture was located at the origin of the left brachiocephalic artery. Histological examination of the vessel wall revealed degenerative changes in the media, resembling lesions seen in cystic medial n...

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Veröffentlicht in:Advances in Animal Cardiology 1999, Vol.32(1), pp.12-15
Hauptverfasser: KASHIDA, Yoko, SEKI, Yoshihisa, MACHIDA, Noboru, KIRYU, Keiji
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng ; jpn
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arterial rupture
brachiocephalic artery
sudden death
whooper swan
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Zusammenfassung:A case of arterial rupture that caused sudden death in a whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) is described. Rupture was located at the origin of the left brachiocephalic artery. Histological examination of the vessel wall revealed degenerative changes in the media, resembling lesions seen in cystic medial necrosis.
ISSN:0910-6537
1883-5260
DOI:10.11276/jsvc.32.12