Fig. 1
Detailed characteristics of the study group
| Study group | Breed | Age (year) | Weight | (kg) | Sex | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| healthy | boxer | 5.5 | 27.4 | M | - | |
| healthy | beagle | 2.4 | 12.5 | F | - | |
| healthy | fox terrier | 9.2 | 15.4 | M | - | |
| healthy | beagle | 2.7 | 12 | M | - | |
| healthy | beagle | 4.4 | 11.6 | M | - | |
| healthy | mix | 8.9 | 13.9 | M | - | |
| healthy | boxer | 8.2 | 24.4 | F | - | |
| n = 7 | mean | 5.9 | 16.74 | - | - | |
| atrial fibrillation | Labrador retriever | 9.3 | 45 | M | tachycardiomyopathy | |
| atrial fibrillation | Labrador retriever | 12.8 | 50 | M | tachycardiomyopathy | |
| atrial fibrillation | Rhodesian ridgeback | 5.5 | 55 | M | DCM | |
| atrial fibrillation | dogue de Bordeaux | 10.6 | 46 | M | tachycardiomyopathy | |
| atrial fibrillation | dachshund | 13.9 | 10.8 | M | mitral valve disease ACVIM Dc | |
| atrial fibrillation | German shepherd | 2.4 | 74 | M | tachycardiomyopathy | |
| atrial fibrillation | German shepherd | 9.5 | 46.7 | F | CHF secondary to PDA | |
| atrial fibrillation | German shepherd | 8.2 | 48.5 | M | DCM | |
| n = 8 | mean | 9.03 | 47 | - | - | |
| VPC | Amstaff | 10.8 | 30 | M | no primary heart disease, hypothyroidism | |
| VPC | Labrador retriever | 14.3 | 35 | M | no primary heart disease | |
| VPC | boxer | 13.4 | 29.8 | F | arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy | |
| VPC | boxer | 5 | 25.6 | M | - | |
| VPC | mix | 11.1 | 7.8 | F | mitral valve disease ACVIM Dc | |
| VPC | boxer | 8.5 | 30.5 | F | - | |
| n = 6 | mean | 10.52 | 26.45 | - | - | |
| III* AVB | Dalmatian | 13.6 | 27 | F | - | |
| III* AVB | Labrador retriever | 5.7 | 29.7 | F | - | |
| III* AVB | mix | 14.3 | 14.6 | M | - | |
| III* AVB | boxer | 10.8 | 27.6 | M | - | |
| II* AVB | shih-tzu | 13.8 | 8 | F | mitral valve disease ACVIM Cc | |
| II* AVB | Saarloos wolfdog | 2.5 | 39 | M | - | |
| tachy-brady syndrome | miniature schnauzer | 9.8 | 7.4 | F | - | |
| n = 7 | mean | 10.07 | 21.9 | - | - |