Signalment, clinical signs, and prognostic indicators associated with high-grade second- or third-degree atrioventricular block in dogs: 124 Cases (January 1, 1997-December 31, 1997)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 228, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1710-1717

  Schrope, Donald P ^a   Kelch, William J ^b  

^a Oradell Animal Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ATROPINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FUROSEMIDE; METHYLXANTHINE; PROPANTHELINE BROMIDE; TERBUTALINE;

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOG DISEASE; DRUG RESPONSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; IMPLANTATION; LETHARGY; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NONHUMAN; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SECOND DEGREE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; SYNCOPE; THIRD DEGREE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; DEATH, SUDDEN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; PANTHERA PARDUS; SYNCOPE;

EID: 33646936554     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.228.11.1710     Document Type: Review

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