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Rate-Responsive Permanent Pacemaker Implantation in a Pekingese Dog with a Sick Sinus Syndrome  

Han, Dong-Hyun (Section of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University)
Choi, Ran (Section of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University)
Hyun, Chang-Baig (Section of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.27, no.5, 2010 , pp. 569-572 More about this Journal
Abstract
A 4-year-old neutered female Pekingese dog (weighing 3.6 kg) was referred with the primary complaint of exercise intolerance with occasional syncope. Physical examination revealed irregularly irregular heart rhythm with persistent pulse deficits. The 12-lead surface ECG showed a marked sinus arrest with occasional junctional escape beats, indicating a sick sinus syndrome. Permanent transvenous cardiac pacing with a rate-responsive bipolar implantable pacemaker (VVIR type) was performed in the right ventricle. After pacemaker implantation, the clinical signs were remarkably improved. No further syncopal episodes have yet been occurred after implantation.
Keywords
Cardiac pacing; rate responsive pacemaker; sick sinus syndrome; VVIR; bradyarrhythmia;
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