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Case Reports
. 2002 Jan;43(1):46-8.

Sick sinus syndrome in a bull terrier

Kylie Kavanagh  1
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Case Reports

Sick sinus syndrome in a bull terrier

Kylie Kavanagh. Can Vet J. 2002 Jan.

Abstract

The occurrence of ideopathic sick sinus syndrome in a previously unrecognized breed is described. An initially asymptomatic bull terrier was diagnosed with sick sinus syndrome without significant detectable underlying cardiac disease.

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Figure 1. Resting electrocardiogram showing (A) junctional escape beats and (B) negative P-waves indicating a supraventricular ectopic focus. Atrial premature contractions are not demonstrated in this trace section.
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Figure 2. Electrocardiogram taken 20 min after the IM administration of atropine demonstrating group beating with QRS complexes A and B occurring as couplets. Both the intervals AB and BA are fixed as short and long periods, respectively.
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