Cor Pulmonale and Secondary Pulmonary Arteriolar Hypertension in a Red Howler (<i>Alouatta seniculus</i>) Associated With <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Pneumonia
A captive red howler (Alouatta seniculus) monkey developed right-sided heart failure and pulmonary arteriolar hypertension associated with a Klebsiella pneumoniae pneumonia and typhlocolitis. Clinical signs of right-sided heart failure, along with a low-grade diastolic heart murmur and diarrhea, were present.
Authors
- Kavita Sant
- Rod Suepaul
- Ignacio Corradini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4053-8863)
- Jenelle Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4748-1302)
Institutions
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- Loughborough University (GB)
- University of the West Indies (TT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Primatology
- Published
- 2025-02-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jmp.70010
- Primary Topic
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00