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ArticleJournal of veterinary internal medicine

Investigation of the cardiac effects of exercise testing on apparently healthy Boxer dogs.

Deepmala Agarwal, Etienne Côté, Lynne O'Sullivan, Kathryn M Meurs, Jörg Steiner

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Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Deepmala AgarwalDepartment of Companion Animals, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 4P3, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9725-6111
Etienne CôtéDepartment of Companion Animals, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 4P3, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2049-1145
Lynne O'SullivanDepartment of Companion Animals, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 4P3, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8524-5749
Kathryn M MeursDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 1060 William Moore Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina 27607, USA.
Jörg SteinerGastrointestinal Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, TAMU 4474, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-4474, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3336-2086
University of Prince Edward Island · CANorth Carolina State University · USTexas A&M University · US

Funding

American College of Veterinary Internal MedicineAtlantic Veterinary College Companion Animal Trust FundAtlantic Veterinary College Research FundPtarmigan Foundation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHolter electrocardiographic monitoring is a cornerstone of diagnostic testing for arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) in Boxer dogs, but physical activity during monitoring is not controlled. In humans, exercise testing (ExT) can identify latent tachyarrhythmias associated with cardiomyopathy, and exercise increases serum cardiac troponin-I concentrations ([hs-cTnI]). These effects have not yet been investigated in Boxer dogs. HYPOTHESIS/

objectivesSubjecting Boxer dogs to brief, moderate-intensity ExT can identify changes in Holter recordings and [hs-cTnI] compared to baseline results. ANIMALS: Thirty overtly healthy, client-owned Boxer dogs.

methodsProspective interventional study. Dogs underwent baseline diagnostic testing including 24-hour Holter monitoring and [hs-cTnI], followed by brief ExT (accompanied, brisk stair-climbing and -descending for <5 minutes).

resultsEleven dogs (37%) had >100 premature ventricular complexes (PVCs)/24 hours at baseline (3), ExT (3), or both (5). After ExT, these dogs had more PVCs/24 hours and greater increases in [hs-cTnI] compared to those with ≤100 PVCs/24 hours. Dogs with the striatin mutation had more PVCs/24 hours and a greater increase in [hs-cTnI] after ExT than did dogs without the striatin mutation. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: Exercise testing may improve the binary classification of Boxer dogs with or without ACM by increasing the number of PVCs and [hs-cTnI] in affected dogs to a greater degree than in unaffected dogs. This effect also is associated with presence or absence of the striatin mutation. Exercise should be a controlled variable when screening Boxer dogs for ACM.

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CardiomyopathiesDog DiseasesAnimalsDogsElectrocardiographyExercise TestHeartHumansProspective StudiesarrhythmiaarrhythmogeniccardiomyopathyelectrocardiogramHolterpremature ventricular complexrighttachyarrhythmiatachycardiatelemetrytroponinventricular

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