Publications by authors named "B W Janacek"
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to investigate ECG characteristics and abnormalities in clinically healthy Borzoi dogs to understand their risk for sudden death, involving 98 dogs between October 2020 and December 2022.
- - Among the 82 Borzoi with normal echocardiograms, 10% exhibited ventricular arrhythmias, and a significant portion (38%) had first-degree atrioventricular block, alongside many showing signs of early repolarization and prolonged QT intervals.
- - The findings suggest that clinically healthy Borzoi may have several heart-related abnormalities that could lead to sudden death, indicating a need for further research on genetic heart issues in this breed and the establishment of specific ECG reference intervals.
A 4.2-year-old, male castrated Boxer was diagnosed with a dilated cardiomyopathy phenotype, complex arrhythmias and left-sided congestive heart failure, but died suddenly shortly after initial diagnostics were complete. Ultrasensitive cardiac troponin I was markedly elevated (9.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The magnitude of diagnostic abnormalities can influence the perception of clinical outcome. Extreme neutrophilic leukocytosis (ENL) is an uncommon finding caused by markedly increased granulopoiesis. A lack of recent, large-scale studies limits our understanding of the importance, causation, and prognosis associated with ENL in dogs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Large breed (LB) dogs develop dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD). Echocardiography is required for a definitive diagnosis but is not always available. Our objective was to assess the clinical utility of thoracic radiographs alone and in combination with physical examination and electrocardiography findings for the prediction of clinically important DCM or MMVD in LB dogs.
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