Animal Emergency & Referral Associates 1237 Bloomfield Ave., Fairfield, NJ 07004 973-226-3282 www.animalerc.com
Gordon D. Peddle, VMD, DACVIM (Cardiology) Director of the Cardiology Section, AERA Internal Medicine Department
Common Breed-associated Heart Diseases of Dogs and Cats
DOGS
CONGENITAL DISEASES
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) . Bichon Frise . Chihuahua . Cocker Spaniel . Collie . English Springer Spaniel . German Shepherd . Keeshond . Labrador Retriever . Maltese . Newfoundland . Poodle . Pomeranian . Shetland Sheepdog . Yorkshire Terrier
Subaortic stenosis . Bouvier des Flanders . Boxer . English Bulldog . German Shepherd . German Shorthair Pointer . Golden Retriever . Great Dane . Newfoundland . Rottweiler . Samoyed
Valvular aortic stenosis . Bull Terriers
1 Pulmonic stenosis . Airedale Terrier . Beagle . Boykin Spaniel . Boxer . Chihuahua . Cocker Spaniel . English Bulldog . Bull Mastiff . Samoyed . Schnauzer . West Highland White Terrier
Tetralogy of Fallot . Keeshond . English Bulldog . Miniature Poodle . Wire-haired Fox Terrier
Mitral valve dysplasia . Bull Terrier . German Shepherd . Great Dane
Tricuspid valve dysplasia . Labrador Retriever . Old English Sheepdog
Atrial septal defect . Standard Poodle
ACQUIRED DISEASES
Degenerative atrioventricular (AV) valve disease . Cavalier King Charles Spaniel . Chihuahua . Dachshund . Miniature Poodle . Pomeranian . Yorkshire Terrier . Small breed dogs, in general
Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) . Doberman Pinscher . Great Dane . Irish Wolfhound . Scottish Deerhound . Boxer . Large breed dogs, in general . American Cocker Spaniel (associated with nutritional deficiency) . Portuguese Water Dog (juvenile form)
2 Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC) . Boxer
Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS) . Miniature Schnauzer . Cocker Spaniel . West Highland White Terrier . Dachshund
Inherited Ventricular Arrhythmias . German Shepherds
CATS
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) . Maine Coon . Persian . British Shorthair . Norwegian Forest Cat . Ragdoll . Turkish Van . Scottish Fold
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (RCM) . Some Oriental Breeds
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