Segmental septal dyskinesia associated with an accessory pathway and preexcitation in two Golden Retriever dogs

Ventricular preexcitation secondary to anterograde conduction through an accessory pathway was diagnosed in two Golden Retriever dogs. Both dogs demonstrated similar segmental myocardial thinning and systolic dyskinesia of the basal interventricular wall on echocardiography. These changes are widely recognised in people with ventricular preexcitation but have not been previously described in dogs. Ventricular preexcitation should be considered as a potential cause for segmental wall motion abnormalities in these two dogs.