Key result
Review outlines pacemaker indications, diagnostic workup, and implantation techniques in dogs.
Why the study?
Pacemaker implantation is becoming a more widely available therapy in dogs, but general practitioners need an overview of indications and diagnostic procedures.
May guide general practitioners managing canine bradyarrhythmias; leaves open the need for prospective veterinary trials.
the implantation of pacemakers is becoming a more widely available therapy in dogs, with approximately 50 such procedures performed annually in the uk. this article provides the general practitioner with an overview of pacemakers and their indications in veterinary practice, emphasising the clinical conditions that require pacemaker implantation and the diagnostic procedures needed in these cases.
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Rachel James (2007) conducted a review in Conditions requiring pacemaker implantation in dogs. Pacemaker implantation was evaluated. This review provides general practitioners with an overview of pacemaker implantation, clinical indications, and diagnostic procedures in dogs.
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