Pacemaker implantation in a dog - A case report

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Rodrigo Ramos de Freitas
Angelo João Stopiglia
Denise Tabacchi Fantoni
Edson Azevedo Simões
Maria Helena Matiko Akao Larsson
Fábio Biscegli Jatene
Luciana Oliveira Domingos Barbusci
Elisângela Aneli
Eduardo Toshio Irino

Abstract

A female Maltese dog, 18 months old, with 3.2 kg, was presented with a pre-syncope history. auscultation revealing murmur over the mitral valve area bradycardia. The animal was submitted to electrocardiography and radiographic exams, the diagnosis being third-degree atrioventricular blockade. The recommended treatment was pacemaker implantation. Postoperative evolution was normal and the animal was in good physical condition. No clinical alterations have been detected since the implantation.

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DE FREITAS, R. R.; STOPIGLIA, A. J.; FANTONI, D. T.; SIMÕES, E. A.; LARSSON, M. H. M. A.; JATENE, F. B.; BARBUSCI, L. O. D.; ANELI, E.; IRINO, E. T. Pacemaker implantation in a dog - A case report. Revista de Educação Continuada em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 5, n. 2, p. 164-170, 1 Jul. 2002.
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SMALL ANIMALS CLINIC AND SURGERY