Objectives: To describe the measurement of heart rate turbulence (HRT) after ventricular premature beats and compare HRT in healthy Doberman pinschers and those with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), with and without congestive heart failure (CHF). Animals: Sixty-five client-owned Dobermans: 20 healthy ...
Author(s)
Harris, J. D.; Little, C. J. L.; Dennis, J. M.; Patteson, M. W.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Cardiology, 2017, 19, 5, pp 421-432
Objective: The objectives of this study are (1) to determine whether there is an association between dogs with splenic hemangiosarcoma (HSA) and the development of premature ventricular contractions (VPCs), (2) to determine if there is a higher likelihood for dogs with ruptured splenic masses to be ...
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Panissidi, A. A.; Desandre-Robinson, D. M.
Publisher
Wiley, Boston, USA
Citation
Veterinary Surgery, 2021, 50, 8, pp 1609-1616
Introduction: In recent years, the high sensitivity and specificity of novel miRNA biomarkers have been utilised for early diagnosis and treatment monitoring of various diseases. Previous reports showed that abnormal expression of miR-208 in mice resulted in the development of an aberrant cardiac...
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Noszczyk-Nowak, A.; Zacharski, M.; Michałek, M.
Publisher
Sciendo, Warsaw, Poland
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Research, 2018, 62, 3, pp 359-363
Background: Doxorubicin (DOX) can cause cumulative cardiotoxicity in dogs, but the incidence of clinical cardiotoxicity in dogs receiving DOX has not been determined. Hypothesis/Objectives: To determine if the duration of DOX infusion influences the incidence of cardiotoxicity, to characterize the...
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Hallman, B. E.; Hauck, M. L.; Williams, L. E.; Hess, P. R.; Suter, S. E.
Publisher
Wiley, Boston, USA
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2019, 33, 2, pp 783-791
Background: Myxomatous mitral valve degeneration (MMVD) is the most common heart disease affecting small dogs, it reduces cardiac output resulting in compensatory adaptation of the autonomic nervous system. Chronically, it leads to reduced heart rate variability (HRV) which is an accurate marker...
Author(s)
Santos, J. P. dos; Lucina, S. B.; Costa, B. N. da; Olaguivel, K. L. C.; Tuleski, G. L. R.; Sousa, M. G.
Publisher
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
Citation
Open Veterinary Journal, 2021, 11, 4, pp 635-644
Background: Vipera berus has a worldwide distribution and causes high morbidity in dogs annually. A complication to envenomation may be cardiac arrhythmias. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence, types, and timing of arrhythmias, using 24-h ambulatory electrocardiography...
Author(s)
Vestberg, A. R.; Tidholm, A.; Ljungvall, I.
Publisher
BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
Citation
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2017, 59, 28, pp (3 May 2017)
The cardiac function of dogs experimentally infected with Trypanosoma brucei infection was studied electrocardiographically. Ten mongrel dogs clinically free of cardiac abnormalities were used for the study. They were intra-peritoneally inoculated with 1 ml of phosphate buffered saline diluted...
Author(s)
Solomon, A. E.; Oluyemisi, O. J.
Publisher
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, Behira, Egypt
Citation
Alexandria Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2016, 48, 2, pp 23-32
A 15 months old male Boerboel, weighing 25 kg presented to Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Abeokuta, Nigeria, with complaint of abdominal distention, emaciation and anorexia was diagnosed of congestive heart failure (CHF) of unknown etiology. At presentation, prominent S- wave voltages in lead II,...
Author(s)
Ajibola, S.; Adebayo, O.; Abakpa, S.; Oyewusi, J.; Adeleye, A.; Makinde, F.; Hassan, O.
Publisher
Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Nigeria
Citation
Nigerian Veterinary Journal, 2021, 42, 4, pp 273-277
OBJECTIVE: To describe outcomes of small- and toy-breed dogs with a congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (IHPSS) treated with percutaneous transvenous coil embolization (PTCE). ANIMALS: 20 small- and toy-breed dogs with an IHPSS. PROCEDURES: All dogs underwent CT angiography for shunt...
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Solari, F. P.; Culp, W. T. N.; Grosso, F. R. V.; Case, J. B.
Publisher
American Veterinary Medical Association, Schaumburg, USA
Citation
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2022, 260, 12, pp 1526-1532
Sick sinus syndrome (SSS) is a type of bradyarrhythmia that can lead to syncope. Cilostazol has been reported to be an effective treatment for human patients with SSS and other bradyarrhythmias. This report describes the successful long-term treatment with cilostazol in a dog with SSS. A nine-year...
Author(s)
Kanno, N.; Suzuki, T.
Publisher
Japanese Society of Veterinary Science, Tokyo, Japan
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, 2017, 79, 6, pp 1031-1034