Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Myocardial necrosis secondary to neural lesions in domestic animals.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Year:
- 1982
- Authors:
- King, J M et al.
Plain-English summary
In this study, researchers looked at three animals: two dogs and one horse, all of which had heart damage caused by injuries to their nervous systems. One dog had a spinal cord injury, while the other dog and the horse had brain damage. The injuries were due to trauma, and the heart problems they caused were linked to these nervous system injuries. Although the heart damage sometimes led to irregular heartbeats, it was rarely life-threatening.
Abstract
Focal myocardial necrosis secondary to neural lesions was diagnosed in 2 dogs and 1 horse. In each case, the neural lesions were traumatic in origin. Spinal cord injury was evident in 1 dog; brain damage was evident in the other dog and presumably in the horse. Retrospective analysis of necropsy material showed that many species were affected, without apparent age or sex predisposition. Central nervous system injury resulting from trauma, infection or space-occupying lesions was associated with acute myocardial necrosis in all cases. The myocardial necrosis was rarely fatal; however, it did cause cardiac arrhythmias.
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