Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Antiarrhythmia treatment and survival in Doberman heart disease
By Calvert, Clay A & Brown, John·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2004·Department of Small Animal Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Influence of antiarrhythmia therapy on survival times of 19 clinically healthy Doberman pinschers with dilated cardiomyopathy that experienced syncope, ventricular tachycardia, and sudden death (1985-1998).
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Plain-English summary
A group of 19 healthy Doberman pinschers with heart problems caused by dilated cardiomyopathy (a condition that affects the heart's ability to pump blood) experienced fainting, rapid heartbeats, and even sudden death. The dogs that received antiarrhythmic medication showed better outcomes, with 13 of them surviving longer than the 6 dogs that did not receive this treatment. This suggests that antiarrhythmic drugs may help prolong the lives of dogs with this serious heart condition.
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Abstract
Overtly healthy Doberman pinschers, having moderate to severe myocardial failure secondary to dilated cardiomyopathy, which experienced ventricular tachycardia, syncope or collapse, and sudden death were studied to determine the effect of antiarrhythmic medication on their clinical outcome. Antiarrhythmia drug therapy may have retarded sudden death in 13 treated dogs compared to the six dogs not administered antiarrhythmia drugs.
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