Abstract
Background: Boxer arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a disease that may result in sudden death or heart failure. Hypothesis/objectives: To prospectively study the natural history of Boxer ARVC. Animals: 72 dogs (49 ARVC, 23 controls). Methods: Boxers >1 year of age were recruited for annual reevaluation. Controls were defined as being ≥6 years of age and having <50 ventricular premature complex (VPCs)/24 h. ARVC was defined as ≥300 VPCs/24 h in the absence of other disease. Dogs were genotyped for the striatin deletion when possible. Descriptive statistics were determined for age; VPC number; annual change in VPC number; and left ventricular (LV) echocardiographic dimensions. Survival time was calculated. Results: Controls: median age of 7 years (range, 6-10); number of VPCs 12 (range, 4-32). Median time in study of 6 years (range, 2-9). Seventeen of 23 were genotyped (5 positive, 12 negative). ARVC: median age of diagnosis of 6 (range, 1-11). Median time in study 5 years (range, 3-8). A total of 33% were syncopal and 43/49 were genotyped (36 positive, 7 negative). Yearly change in VPCs was 46 (range, -7,699 to 33,524). Annual percentage change in LV dimensions was 0, and change in fractional shortening (FS%) was 2%. Two dogs had FS% <20%. Although ARVC dogs died suddenly, there was no difference in survival time between groups. ARVC median age of survival was 11 years, and for controls was 10 years. Conclusions/Clinical Importance: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy is a disease of middle age and frequently is associated with the striatin deletion. Syncope occurs in approximately 1/3 of affected dogs; systolic dysfunction is uncommon. The prognosis in many affected dogs is good.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1214-1220 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Boxer
- Holter
- Striatin
- Sudden death
- Ventricular premature complex
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- veterinary(all)
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Natural History of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy in the Boxer Dog : A Prospective Study. / Meurs, K. M.; Stern, Joshua A; Reina-Doreste, Y.; Spier, A. W.; Koplitz, S. L.; Baumwart, R. D.
In: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Vol. 28, No. 4, 2014, p. 1214-1220.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Natural History of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy in the Boxer Dog
T2 - A Prospective Study
AU - Meurs, K. M.
AU - Stern, Joshua A
AU - Reina-Doreste, Y.
AU - Spier, A. W.
AU - Koplitz, S. L.
AU - Baumwart, R. D.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Background: Boxer arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a disease that may result in sudden death or heart failure. Hypothesis/objectives: To prospectively study the natural history of Boxer ARVC. Animals: 72 dogs (49 ARVC, 23 controls). Methods: Boxers >1 year of age were recruited for annual reevaluation. Controls were defined as being ≥6 years of age and having <50 ventricular premature complex (VPCs)/24 h. ARVC was defined as ≥300 VPCs/24 h in the absence of other disease. Dogs were genotyped for the striatin deletion when possible. Descriptive statistics were determined for age; VPC number; annual change in VPC number; and left ventricular (LV) echocardiographic dimensions. Survival time was calculated. Results: Controls: median age of 7 years (range, 6-10); number of VPCs 12 (range, 4-32). Median time in study of 6 years (range, 2-9). Seventeen of 23 were genotyped (5 positive, 12 negative). ARVC: median age of diagnosis of 6 (range, 1-11). Median time in study 5 years (range, 3-8). A total of 33% were syncopal and 43/49 were genotyped (36 positive, 7 negative). Yearly change in VPCs was 46 (range, -7,699 to 33,524). Annual percentage change in LV dimensions was 0, and change in fractional shortening (FS%) was 2%. Two dogs had FS% <20%. Although ARVC dogs died suddenly, there was no difference in survival time between groups. ARVC median age of survival was 11 years, and for controls was 10 years. Conclusions/Clinical Importance: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy is a disease of middle age and frequently is associated with the striatin deletion. Syncope occurs in approximately 1/3 of affected dogs; systolic dysfunction is uncommon. The prognosis in many affected dogs is good.
AB - Background: Boxer arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a disease that may result in sudden death or heart failure. Hypothesis/objectives: To prospectively study the natural history of Boxer ARVC. Animals: 72 dogs (49 ARVC, 23 controls). Methods: Boxers >1 year of age were recruited for annual reevaluation. Controls were defined as being ≥6 years of age and having <50 ventricular premature complex (VPCs)/24 h. ARVC was defined as ≥300 VPCs/24 h in the absence of other disease. Dogs were genotyped for the striatin deletion when possible. Descriptive statistics were determined for age; VPC number; annual change in VPC number; and left ventricular (LV) echocardiographic dimensions. Survival time was calculated. Results: Controls: median age of 7 years (range, 6-10); number of VPCs 12 (range, 4-32). Median time in study of 6 years (range, 2-9). Seventeen of 23 were genotyped (5 positive, 12 negative). ARVC: median age of diagnosis of 6 (range, 1-11). Median time in study 5 years (range, 3-8). A total of 33% were syncopal and 43/49 were genotyped (36 positive, 7 negative). Yearly change in VPCs was 46 (range, -7,699 to 33,524). Annual percentage change in LV dimensions was 0, and change in fractional shortening (FS%) was 2%. Two dogs had FS% <20%. Although ARVC dogs died suddenly, there was no difference in survival time between groups. ARVC median age of survival was 11 years, and for controls was 10 years. Conclusions/Clinical Importance: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy is a disease of middle age and frequently is associated with the striatin deletion. Syncope occurs in approximately 1/3 of affected dogs; systolic dysfunction is uncommon. The prognosis in many affected dogs is good.
KW - Boxer
KW - Holter
KW - Striatin
KW - Sudden death
KW - Ventricular premature complex
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JO - Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
JF - Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
SN - 0891-6640
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