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Also known as: '''''French Heartworm — [[Lungworm]]

Also known as: '''''French Heartworm  

 

Do not confuse with: [[Heartworm - Dog|'''Heartworm''']] caused by ''[[Dirofilaria immitis]]''

Do not confuse with: [[Heartworm - Dog|'''Heartworm''']] caused by ''[[Dirofilaria immitis]]''

==Description==

==Description==

Angiostrongylosis is a clinical syndrome of dogs caused by infection with ''[[Angiostrongylus vasorum]]'', the 'French heartworm' or 'lungworm'.  The adult worms accumulate in the pulmonary arterial vessels and right heart chambers and release eggs and larvae into the pulmonary circulation.  The adult worms obstruct blood flow through the pulmonary vasculature and lead to the development of pulmonary undercirculation, right ventricular hypertrophy and [[Cor Pulmonale|cor pulmonale]].  The adults also cause local pulmonary arteritis and [[Thrombosis|thrombi]] are able to form against the inflamed vessel wall.   

Angiostrongylosis is a clinical syndrome of dogs caused by infection with ''[[Angiostrongylus vasorum]]'', the 'French heartworm' or 'lungworm'.  The adult worms accumulate in the pulmonary arterial vessels and right heart chambers and release eggs and larvae into the pulmonary circulation.  The adult worms obstruct blood flow through the pulmonary vasculature and lead to the development of pulmonary undercirculation, right ventricular hypertrophy and [[Cor Pulmonale|cor pulmonale]].  The adults also cause local pulmonary arteritis and [[Thrombosis|thrombi]] are able to form against the inflamed vessel wall.