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)

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 24-28

  Calvert, Clay A ^a   Brown, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ATENOLOL; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FUROSEMIDE; METOPROLOL; MEXILETINE; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPRANOLOL; QUINIDINE GLUCONATE; TOCAINIDE;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COLLAPSE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOG; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL TIME; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 31844451666     PISSN: 15473317     EISSN: 15473317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/0400024     Document Type: Article

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