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What is the structural component of DCM?

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Primary myocardial disease, defect in cytoskeleton or metabolism

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How does DCM affect general heart function?

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Decreased LV systolic function (decreased contractility)

LV dilation

Ventricular arrhythmias

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What is the cause for primary DCM?

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Genetic, idiopathic

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What breed gets primary DCM?

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Dobermans

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What are secondary causes of DCM?

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Nutritional deficiencies (taurine/carnitine), infectious/inflammatory, tachycardia-induced, sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction, doxorubicin cardiotoxicity

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What do DCM hearts look like?

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Attenuated (shrinking) wavy myofibers, myocardial fibrosis and fatty replacement, myocyte atrophy/degeneration/necrosis

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What is the most common arrhythmia seen with DCM? When do they occur in relation to changes seen on echo?

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ventricular arrhythmias;

OFTEN precede echo changes (esp. Dobermans)

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What other arrhythmia can happen with DCM? When does this happen in relation to changes seen on echo?

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atrial fibrillation (due to large atrium);

OFTEN precedes echo changes (esp. in Irish Wolfhounds) and is common in advanced DCM/CHF in all breeds

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What is the average age that DCM occurs?

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6 years

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How prevalent is DCM in Dobermans?

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50% of them have it >6 years

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What historically causes DCM in cats?

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taurine deficiency

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What sex gets DCM more often?

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Males > females

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What are 3 ways by which DCM can be detected?

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Breeder screening, veterinarian screening, Dx following a complication

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What 3 things can be used in a breeder screening to detect DCM?

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Echo/holter monitor, cardiac biomarkers (NT-proBNP, cTnI), genetic testing

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How is DCM diagnosed on echo?

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Decreased LV systolic function (FS%, EF%), increased LV size

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What is the gold standard for diagnosis of ventricular arrhythmias?

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Holter (>50 VPCs/24 hours)

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How can ventricular arrhythmias be diagnosed with ECG?

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1+ VPCs/5 min

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Severity of ventricular arrhythmias is correlated with severity of _____ _____.

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myocardial dysfunction

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Other than ventricular arrhythmias, what else can ECGs/Holter monitors detect when DCM is suspected?

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A-Fib

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What are the 2 biomarkers for DCM?

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NT-proBNP and cTnI

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What does increased NT-proBNP mean and what is the cutoff?

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myocardial stretch; >450 pmol/L

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What does increased cTnI mean and what is the cutoff?

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myocardial damage; >0.22 ng/ml

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How can nutritional deficiency be ruled out as a secondary cause of DCM?

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consider diet history and supplement taurine if low

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How can infection/inflammation be ruled out as a secondary cause of DCM?

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Consider history and test for infectious diseases such as Trypanosoma, Toxo/Neospora, Bartonella, Borrelia, Ehrlichia, Lepto

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How can tachycardia-induced myopathy be ruled out as a secondary cause of DCM?
Treat tacharrhythmia and recheck
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How can sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction be ruled out as a secondary cause of DCM?
treat sepsis and recheck
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How can Doxorubicin cardiotoxicity be ruled out as a secondary cause of DCM?
Consider history
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What are CS associated with DCM?
Signs of CHF: dyspnea/tachypnea, cough exercise intolerance/inappetence/ADR, abdominal distention
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\_\_\_\_ breed dogs hide CHF better than _____ breed dogs
large, small
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Other than signs of CHF, what 2 things can happen in DCM?
Syncope, sudden cardiac death (arrhythmic)
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Where does the fluid go in CHF in dogs?
L-CHF = pulmonary edema R-CHF = ascites
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Where does the fluid go in CHF in cats?
L-CHF = pulm edema, pleural eff, pericardial eff R-CHF = pleural eff, ascites, pericardial eff
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DCM can cause _____ CHF.
biventricular
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How does DCM progress in Dobermans that are asymptomatic?
Avg time to CHF is 2 years
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How does DCM progress in Dobermans following syncope?
Average survival 7 months
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How does DCM progress in Dobermans after an episode of CHF?
average survival 6 months
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What is the time to CHF in other breeds that have asymptomatic DCM?
2-5 years
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What is the average survival of other breeds with DCM following an episode of CHF?
6 months-2 years
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What are the 2 main causes of death in DCM?
2/3 CHF, 1/3 sudden cardiac death
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What are negative prognostic indictors for DCM?
Severe ventricular arrhythmias, poosrly controlled A-Fib rate, younger age of onset, pleural eff, being a Doberman/Great Dane
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What 2 medications are used in DCM to optimize HR?
Sotalol and Mexiletine
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What treatments are used in asymptomatic DCM (stage B)?
Inotropy, cardioprotection, tx arrhythmias
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What drugs are used for inotropy and cardioprotection in DCM?
Pimobendan, ACEi, +/- Atenolol | (Atenolol NEVER given to P with CHF)
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What drugs are used to treat arrhythmias in DCM?
Ventricular arrhyth = Sotalol, Mexiletine A-Fib = Digoxin, Diltiazem
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What is more common in dogs with DCM than it is in DVMD?
cardiogenic shock - use dobutamine to treat
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What is arrhythmogenic R ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC)?
Disease of the desmosome due to a genetic mutation in striatin, resulting in fibrofatty infiltration of the RV +/- the LV and ventricular arrhythmias (RV) +/- DCM phenotype (10%)
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What is the signalment for ARVC?
middle-aged Boxers
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What are 3 possible clinical presentations of ARVC?
Asymptomatic (incidental arrhythmia), symptomatic (syncope \>\>\> CHF), sudden death (arrhythmic)
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What is the preferred method for diagnosis of ARVC?
Holter/ECG
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What is the preferred treatment for ARVC?
Sotalol (also mexiletine) +/- treat CHF
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What is the prognosis if the dog has ARVC only?
Good
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What is the prognosis if the dog has ARVC and the DCM phenotype?
same as "regular" DCM

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