Third Degree Atrioventricular Block and Sudden Death Secondary to Chest Trauma in Crab-Eating Fox (Cerdocyon Thous, Linnaeus, 1758)
Journal Title: Journal of Veterinary Advances - Year 2014, Vol 4, Issue 5
Abstract
Third degree atrioventricular block in crab-eating fox was not related in the literature. Generally, it may occur secondary to several processes, including chest and cardiac trauma. This is a case report of third degree AV block in a crab-eating fox secondary to chest trauma. The crab-eating fox had cardiac troponin I levels of 8.2 ng/mL and CK-MB levels of 4.9 ng/mL. The severe myocardial trauma leads to respiratory and cardiac arrest and resulted in sudden death. This report suggest that chest trauma in crab-eating fox may promote an extensive damage in the cardiac electrical conduction system causing third degree atrioventricular block, alterations in the levels of cardiac troponin I and CK-MB in this specie may be an indicative of cardiac damage.
Authors and Affiliations
F. S. Ferreira , L. A. E. Pontes , F. L. Barretto , C. H. Nogueira , C. B. Carvalho , L. S. Silveira
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