Use of dopamine hydrochloride during general anesthesia in the treatment of advanced atrioventricular heart block in four foals.
Abstract: Heart block is a relatively common arrhythmia in the adult horse. It may be a normal physiologic phenomenon or it may have pathologic implication. Four foals in which advanced heart block developed during anesthesia were unresponsive to atropine sulfate and supportive treatment alone. Resolution of the heart blocks was achieved after the addition of dopamine hydrochloride to the therapeutic regimen.
Publication Date: 1985-12-15 PubMed ID: 4086353
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The study focuses on the treatment of advanced atrioventricular heart block in four foals using dopamine hydrochloride during general anesthesia.
Background of the Research
- Heart block is a common arrhythmia condition in adult horses that can be physiologically normal or may have pathological implications.
Objective of the Research
- The objective of the research was to explore the effectiveness of dopamine hydrochloride as a treatment for advanced heart block, particularly in instances where the animals were unresponsive to atropine sulfate and supportive treatment.
Research Methodology
- The study was conducted on four foals (young horses) that developed advanced heart block during anesthesia.
- The foals were unresponsive to the typical treatment with atropine sulfate and supportive treatment.
- As a part of the experiment, dopamine hydrochloride was added to the therapeutic regimen for these foals.
Findings of the Research
- Following the addition of dopamine hydrochloride to the treatment, resolution of the heart block was achieved in all four foals.
- The result suggests that dopamine hydrochloride can be a potential solution for treating advanced heart block in foals, particularly those unresponsive to conventional treatments.
Cite This Article
APA
Whitton DL, Trim CM.
(1985).
Use of dopamine hydrochloride during general anesthesia in the treatment of advanced atrioventricular heart block in four foals.
J Am Vet Med Assoc, 187(12), 1357-1361.
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Researcher Affiliations
MeSH Terms
- Anesthesia, General / adverse effects
- Anesthesia, General / veterinary
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Dopamine / therapeutic use
- Heart Block / drug therapy
- Heart Block / etiology
- Heart Block / veterinary
- Horse Diseases / drug therapy
- Horses
- Male
Citations
This article has been cited 2 times.- Marolf V, Mirra A, Fouché N, Navas de Solis C. Advanced Atrio-Ventricular Blocks in a Foal Undergoing Surgical Bladder Repair: First Step to Cardiac Arrest?. Front Vet Sci 2018;5:96.
- Luethy D, Slack J, Kraus MS, Gelzer AR, Habecker P, Johnson AL. Third-Degree Atrioventricular Block and Collapse Associated with Eosinophilic Myocarditis in a Horse. J Vet Intern Med 2017 May;31(3):884-889.
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