Dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs

Measured in 1 breed across 1 source. Figures are grouped by how they were measured, because those groups are not comparable with one another.

58.2%Highest recorded
1Breeds measured

Followed cohort

Share of a group of dogs enrolled young and followed for life who have been diagnosed so far.

Cumulative within a cohort still being followed, so surviving dogs remain at risk and the figure will rise. It is a floor, not a lifetime risk.

  • Doberman Pinscher

    clinical or cohort Wess 2010 Doberman DCM, 2004-2009 n = 412

    412 European Doberman Pinschers screened by echocardiography and Holter

    58.2%

Where these figures come from

  • Wess 2010 Doberman DCM Grade B

    Wess G, Schulze A, Butz V, Simak J, Killich M, Keller LJM, Maeurer J, Hartmann K. Prevalence of dilated cardiomyopathy in Doberman Pinschers in various age groups. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 2010;24:533-538.

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