title: Sudden cardiac death associated with occult hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a dog under anesthesia.
abstract: A 6-year-old, 3.0 kg, neutered female, Yorkshire terrier was referred for orthopedic surgery. Cardiac arrest followed unsuccessful treatment of bradycardia and systemic arterial hypotension under general anesthesia. Postmortem examination revealed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. A possible relationship between treatment of bradycardia, systemic arterial hypotension, and sudden cardiac death is described.
authors.affiliation: Département de sciences cliniques, Faculté de medecine vétérinaire de l'Université de Montreal, 3200 Sicotte, C.P. 5000, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec J2S 7C6.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rondenay
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hélie
authors.forename: Sophie G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Cuvelliez
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Troncy
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000662:veterinary