Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a frequent cause of cardiac disability, congestive heart
failure (CHF), and arrhythmic death in dogs. The etiology of DCM is usually …

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in various dog
breeds. The diagnosis of overt DCM is not normally problematic, although the importance of …

Background Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is the most common cardiac disease in large
breed dogs. The disease can start with arrhythmias or with systolic dysfunction of the …

Background: Tissue Doppler Imaging (TDI) or strain (St) imaging could provide sensitive
indices for early detection and treatment follow‐up of canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) …

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), characterized by chamber dilatation and myocardial systolic
and diastolic dysfunction, is one of the most common heart diseases in dogs. The clinical …

Background Great Danes (GD) are predisposed to dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), but little
is known about progression, clinical manifestations, or inheritance in dogs in the UK. For …

Background: Echocardiographic prediction of congestive heart failure (CHF) in dogs has not
been prospectively evaluated. Hypothesis: CHF can be predicted by Doppler …

M‐mode echocardiograms were recorded from 62 giant breed dogs without historical,
clinical, electrocardiographic and roentgenologic signs of heart disease, from six dogs with …

Introduction Large breed (LB) dogs develop dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and
myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD). Echocardiography is required for a definitive …

To further define the prognosis and identify clinical findings predictive for survival in dogs
with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), we performed Kaplan Meier survival analysis of 37 …