Cardiac Anomalies in Two White-tailed Eagles (Haliaeetus albicilla) in Sweden

Abstract

Severe cardiomegaly with an atrial septal defect was discovered during necropsy of a subadult White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) found dead in the wild. A thin membrane composed of fibromuscular tissue separated the left atrium into two chambers, most consistent with that described for cor triatriatum sinister (CTS) in other species. Seventeen months later, necropsy of an adult White-tailed Eagle again revealed CTS. This lesion has not been reported previously in raptors.

Keywords

Atrial septal defect; cor triatriatum; heart; pathology; raptor; wildlife

Published in

Journal of Wildlife Diseases
2021, Volume: 57, number: 2, pages: 413-417 Publisher: WILDLIFE DISEASE ASSOC, INC

SLU Authors

• Leijon, Alexandra

  • Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Malmsten, Jonas

  • Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    
  • National Veterinary Institute (SVA)

UKÄ Subject classification

Ecology


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-20-00093

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/111675