The specific arrhythmia with this disease is called ventricular premature complexes (VPC), these are
early abnormal heart beats originating from the heart muscle instead of the specialized conduction tissue in the heart where normal heart beats originate.
Not exact matches
But not since Freud's pseudoscientific theories
early last century has psychiatry claimed any broad theoretical basis for making sense of our normal and
abnormal feelings, thinking and social behaviours — the complexities at the
heart of being human.
Screening for
early disease may include annual echocardiography and Holter monitoring to look for
abnormal heart beats.
Listen to your pet's
heart —
Early signs of cardiac disease such as
heart murmurs and
abnormal heart beat patterns known as arrhythmias can be heard through a stethoscope.
Listen to the
heart —
Early signs of cardiac disease such as
heart murmurs and
abnormal heart beat patterns known as arrhythmias can be heard through a stethoscope.
Your veterinarian may suspect a congenital
heart defect if
abnormal heart sounds are noted in a young animal or if symptoms of
heart failure (difficulty breathing, coughing, fainting) develop
early in an animal's life.
The inherited conditions of aortic stenosis (a narrowing above the aortic
heart valve or the aortic valve itself), atopy / allergic dermatitis (skin allergies), gastric dilatation volvulus (bloat / stomach dilation),
early onset cataracts (a clouding of the lens inside the eye), dilated cardiomyopathy (enlargement of the chambers of the
heart and thinning of the muscle wall), elbow dysplasia (
abnormal growth of tissues that leads to malformation and degeneration of the joint), epilepsy (brain seizures), hypothyroidism (underactive production of thyroid hormones), intervertebral disk disease (problems with the disks between the vertebrae of the spine leading to neurological problems), and hepatic portosystemic shunt (an
abnormal blood circulation where blood is diverted around the liver rather than into it) are more prevalent in purebred dogs than in mixed - breed.
Our canine companions can suffer hyperactivity, increased
heart rate and
abnormal rhythms, tremors or seizures, high blood pressure and even death following the
early signs of vomiting and diarrhea with increased thirst after getting into chocolate or coffee - based products.