Why the study?
Data on the frequency of ventricular arrhythmias and its day-to-day variability in healthy, large-breed dogs without known predisposition to cardiomyopathy remains limited.
Population
29 apparently healthy, large-breed dogs without history of systemic illness
Follow-up
7-day continuous Holter monitoring
Authors
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Reference values may guide Holter interpretation in healthy large-breed dogs; leaves open diagnostic thresholds for cardiomyopathy.
In healthy large-breed dogs, ventricular arrhythmias are rare (<20 VPCs/24 hours), but significant day-to-day variability exists in those with higher ectopic burdens, which is important for interpreting Holter results in veterinary cardiology.
Gunasekaran et al. (2025) studied this question.
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