An adult greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula) had both a quadricuspid aortic valve and a single coronary artery arising from the aorta. The shrew was caught on 10 May 1994 in the environs of Málaga, southern Spain. Both congenital anomalies may be potential causes of cardiac dysfunction, but apparently produced no significant cardiac complication in the shrew. This is the first report of a quadricuspid aortic valve in a wild-living mammal.
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1 October 1996
Quadricuspid Aortic Valve and Single Coronary Artery in a Greater White-Toothed Shrew, Crocidura russula
Ana C. Durán
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 32 • No. 4
October 1996
Vol. 32 • No. 4
October 1996
coronary artery anomalies
Crocidura russula
heart
Insectivora
quadricuspid aortic valve
Soricidae