Solitary patent ductus arteriosus in a Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Young-jin Jang; Byung-yong Park; Hyun-jin Tae; Jeoungha Sim; Dongchoon Ahn
- Source
- 한국가축위생학회지 (KOJVS) / Korean Journal of Veterinary Service. Dec 31, 2023 46(4):363
- Subject
- Japanese macaque
Macaca fuscata
Monkey
Patent ductus arteriosus
- Language
- Korean
- ISSN
- 1225-6552
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in monkeys is very rare. A 9-year-old male Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) had an hourglass-shaped PDA with a large luminal diameter. Morphological analysis of the vessel cast and heart revealed cardiovascular pathological changes including pulmonary artery hypertension and right ventricular hypertrophy. However, left ventricle hypertrophy or left atrial enlargement were not observed. This macaque had showed no clinical signs of PDA during its lifetime. We present the first documented case of solitary PDA in a male macaque.