Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy in Two Dogs

Authors

  • Letícia Batelli de Oliveira Laboratório de Patologia Veterinária (LPV), Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil Author
  • Gustavo Henrique Lima de Siqueira Laboratório de Patologia Veterinária (LPV), Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil. Author
  • Luciana Sonne Setor de Patologia Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Author
  • ano José Ferreira de Sant’Ana Laboratório de Patologia Veterinária (LPV), Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil Author
  • Janildo Ludolf Reis Junior Laboratório de Patologia Veterinária (LPV), Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil. Author

Keywords:

cardiomyopathy, ARVC, right ventricle, fibrofatty replacement

Abstract

Arrhythmogenic right ventricle cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a rare primary heart condition recognized in dogs. It is an inherited disease more commonly described in Boxer dogs. Clinically, ARVC is characterized by ventricular tachyarrhythmias and histopathologically by fibrofatty replacement, mostly on the right ventricle. This report describes the gross and histopathological findings from a female adult Boxer and from a male adult mixed breed dog, presenting signs of heart failure and marked infiltration of adipose tissue replacing cardiomyocytes, predominantly in the epicardium and myocardium of the right ventricle.

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Published

2014-03-30

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2014): BJVP

Section

Artigos

How to Cite

Oliveira, L. B. de, Siqueira, G. H. L. de, Sonne, L., Sant’Ana, ano J. F. de, & Reis Junior, J. L. (2014). Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy in Two Dogs. Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Pathology, 7(1), 14-16. https://bjvp.org.br/bjvp/article/view/166