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Published on: September 24, 2021
Survival of 4 dogs with persistent atrial standstill treated by pacemaker implantation
Justin D Thomason1, Marc S Kraus1, Tiffany L Fallaw1
1Veterinary Health Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA (Thomason); College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liverpool, Neston, UK (Kraus); and University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA (Fallaw, Calvert).
Abstract:
Pacemakers were implanted in 4 client-owned female dogs which had persistent atrial standstill. Three dogs were alive after 14 to 39 months and 1 dog was euthanized after 10.5 years. This report demonstrates that some dogs with persistent atrial standstill can survive for extended time periods.
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