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C Tyszko1, J M Bright, S L Swist.
Abstract
This report describes a dog with recurrent atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter associated with chronic gastritis. Although no underlying structural heart disease was apparent antemortem or on gross post-mortem examination, chronic atrial myocarditis was seen on histopathological examination. Atrial myocarditis is a recognised cause of atrial fibrillation in human beings with presumed lone fibrillation, and an association between supraventricular tachyarrhythmias and infectious agents has been made.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17547642 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2007.00337.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Small Anim Pract ISSN: 0022-4510 Impact factor: 1.522