Updated 19.1.2023

Dobermann DCM
ACVIM Fact Sheet: Cardiac Arrythmias

2022
Genetic Basis of Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Dogs and Its Potential as a Bidirectional Model

Usefulness of cardiac biomarker screening to detect dilated cardiomyopathy in Dobermanns

2020
Assessment of PDK4 and TTN gene variants in 48 Doberman Pinschers with dilated cardiomyopathy

Comparison of single- versus seven-day Holter analysis for the identification of dilated cardiomyopathy predictive criteria in apparently healthy Doberman Pinscher dogs

Functional Consequences of PDK4 Deficiency in Doberman Pinscher Fibroblasts

The aptamer BC 007 for treatment of dilated cardiomyopathy: evaluation in Doberman Pinschers of efficacy and outcomes

2019
NSCU webinar, an Update on Dilated Cardiomyopathy in the Doberman Pincher 2019

Doberman pinchers present autimmunity associated with functional autoantibodies: A model to study the autoimmune background of human dilated cardiomyopathy

Dobermannien dilatoiva kardiomyopatia - autoimmuniteetistä uusi pala kokonaisuuteen

A missense variant in the Titin gene in Doberman Pincher dogs with familial dilated cardiomyopathy and sudden cardiac death

2018
Evaluation of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I assay compared to a first-generation cardiac troponin I assay in Doberman Pinchers with and without dilated cardiomyopathy

An update on canine cardiomyopaties - is it all in the genes?

Diet-associated dilated cardiomyopathy in Dogs: what do we know?

2017
PDK4 Deficiency Induces Intrinsic Apoptosis in Response to Starvation in Fibroblasts from Doberman Pinschers with Dilated Cardiomyopathy

European Society of Veterinary Cardiology screening guidelines for dilated cardiomyopathy in Doberman Pinscher

2016
NSCU webinar, an Update on Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Doberman Pincher

Predictors of Sudden Cardiac Death in Doberman Pinschers with Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Effect of Pimobendan in Dogs with Preclinical Myxomatous MitralValve Disease and Cardiomegaly: The EPIC Study—A Randomized Clinical Trial


2015
The Role of hypothyroidism in the Etiology and Progression of Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Doberman Pinchers

A predictive model for canine dilated cardiomyopathy - a meta-analysis of Doberman Pinscher data

Genetics of Human and canine dilated Cardiomyopathy

2014
NSCU webinar, Dilated Cardiomyopathy in the Doberman Pincher

Relation of Vitamin D Status to Congestive Heart Failure and Cardiovascular Events in Dogs

Cardiac Troponin-I Concentration in Dogs with Cardiac Disease

2012
Prospective Evaluation of NT-proBNP Assay to Detect Occult Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Predict Survival in Doberman Pinchers

A 16-bp deletion in the canine PDK4 gene is not associated with dilated cardiomyopathy in a European cohort of Doberman Pinchers

Efficacy of Pimobendan in the Prevention of Congestive Heart Failure or Sudden Death in Doberman Pinschers with Preclinical Dilated Cardiomyopathy (The PROTECT Study)

A splice site mutation in a gene encoding for PDK4, a mitochondrial protein, is associated with the development of dilated cardiomyopathy in the Doberman pinscher

EUROPEAN TEAM CLAIMS SECOND DCM GENE IS IMMINENT... Raises Questions of Serious Genetic Complications in Efforts to Eradicate Disease from the Breed By Rod Humphries

The Cardiomyopathy Chronicles by Rod Humphries
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2011
Evaluation of 10 genes encoding cardiac proteins in Doberman Pinchers with dilated cardiomyopathy

A Locus on Chromosome 5 Is Associated with Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Doberman Pinchers

2010
Prevalence of Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Doberman Pinschers in Various Age Groups

Cardiac Troponin I in Doberman Pinschers with Cardiomyopath

Ability of a 5-Minute Electrocardiography (ECG) for Predicting Arrhythmias in Doberman Pinschers with Cardiomyopathy in Comparison with a 24-Hour Ambulatory ECG

Use of Simpson's method of disc to detect early echocardiographic changes in doberman pinchers with dialated cardiomyopathy

Beneficial effects of omega-3 fatty acids in cardiovascular disease

2009
Canine dilated cardiomyopathy a retrospective study of signalment,presentation and clinical findings in 369 cases

2008
Effect of Pimobendan on Case Fatality Rate in Doberman Pinschers with Congestive Heart Failure Caused by Dilated Cardiomyopathy

2007
A Prospective Genetic Evaluation of Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy in the Doberman Pincher

Carvedilol in Dogs with Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Prospective screening for occult cardiomyopathy in dogs by measurement of plasma atrial natriuretic peptide, B-type natriuretic peptide, and cardiac troponin-I concentrations

2006
The polygenic inheritance of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs (GSD, Dobermann, Irish Wolfhound, etc.) and breeding countermeasures by Dr. Reinhard Haberzettl

2004
Characterization of the canine desmin (DES) gene and evaluation as a candidate gene for dilated cardiomyopathy in the Dobermann

2002
Dilated cardiomyopathy in the Doberman dog survival, causes of death and a pedigree review in a related line

Increasing Hereditary Health Problems in the Breeding of Purebred Dogs: A Comparative Overview Using Dobermans in Germany, Europe and in the USA as Examples by Dr. Reinhard Haberzettl

1997
Signalment, Survival, and Prognostic Factors in Doberman Pinschers With End-Stage Cardiomyopathy

1995
Plasma Taurine Concentrations in Normal Dogs and in Dogs With Heart Diseas

1983
A Retrospective Study of Heart Disease in Doberman Pincher Dogs

1968
Sudden Death in Doberman Pinchers