Cardiac trauma and third degree AV block in a dog following a road accident

J Small Anim Pract. 1995 Sep;36(9):411-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1995.tb02970.x.

Abstract

A nine-and-a-half-year-old dog was referred for investigation of bradycardia after being hit by a car. Electrocardiography revealed a third degree atrioventricular (AV) block. The dog died during a syncopal attack. Post mortem examination revealed an atrial septal tear with haemorrhage and myocardial degeneration affecting the AV bundle.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidents, Traffic*
  • Animals
  • Atrioventricular Node / pathology
  • Bundle of His / pathology
  • Bundle of His / physiology
  • Dog Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Dog Diseases / etiology
  • Dog Diseases / physiopathology
  • Dogs / injuries*
  • Electrocardiography / veterinary
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Heart Block / diagnosis
  • Heart Block / physiopathology
  • Heart Block / veterinary*
  • Heart Injuries / diagnosis
  • Heart Injuries / etiology
  • Heart Injuries / veterinary*
  • Hemorrhage / diagnosis
  • Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Hemorrhage / veterinary
  • Male
  • Myocardium / pathology