Meurs Kathryn M
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 601 Vernon Tharp, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2004 Sep;34(5):1235-44, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2004.05.003.
Boxer dog cardiomyopathy is an inheritable form of myocardial disease characterized most commonly by ventricular tachycardias, syncope, and, sometimes, systolic dysfunction and heart failure. Careful evaluation of boxer dog cardiomyopathy by several investigators has demonstrated that the disease may be best classified as arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. Affected dogs have a variable prognosis; although some succumb to sudden cardiac death, many can remain asymptomatic or be successfully managed on antiarrhythmics for years.
拳师犬心肌病是一种遗传性心肌疾病，最常见的特征是室性心动过速、晕厥，有时还伴有收缩功能障碍和心力衰竭。几位研究人员对拳师犬心肌病进行的仔细评估表明，该疾病最好归类为致心律失常性右室心肌病。患病犬的预后各不相同；虽然有些会死于心源性猝死，但许多犬可能多年无症状或通过抗心律失常药物成功控制病情。
