Diagnostic Features of Acute Chagas Myocarditis with Sudden Death in a Family of Boxer Dogs

J Vet Intern Med. 2016 Jul;30(4):1210-5. doi: 10.1111/jvim.13967. Epub 2016 May 10.

Authors

J P Vitt¹, A B Saunders¹, M T O'Brien², J Mansell², D K Ajithdoss², S A Hamer³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
² Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
³ Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.

No abstract available

Keywords: Arrhythmia; Canine; Troponin; Trypanosoma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Chagas Cardiomyopathy / diagnosis
Chagas Cardiomyopathy / veterinary*
Diagnosis, Differential
Dog Diseases / diagnosis*
Dog Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Dogs
Fatal Outcome
Female
Male
Pedigree