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Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association 44:19-24 (2008)
© 2008 American Animal Hospital Association

Case Report

Safety and Feasibility of Transesophageal Pacing in a Dog

Mandi Schmidt, DVM, Amara Estrada, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Cardiology), Jim VanGilder, BS, Herbert Maisenbacher, VMD, Diplomate ACVIM (Cardiology) and Robert Prosek, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Cardiology)

From the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, 2015 SW 16th Avenue, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0126.

This study investigated the feasibility of using a modified transesophageal atrial pacing system for dogs requiring temporary ventricular pacing. Atrial pacing was readily achieved in the one dog studied, but it caused considerable diaphragmatic movement. Ventricular pacing could not be achieved at any lead configuration or energy stimulation. While transesophageal cardiac pacing was a safe procedure, the large variation in the chest anatomy of dogs requires further study to explore this model as a substitute for transvenous or transthoracic ventricular pacing.






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