{"id":12023,"date":"2026-01-05T11:47:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T03:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/?p=12023"},"modified":"2026-01-05T12:08:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T04:08:26","slug":"understanding-bradyarrhythmias-in-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/en\/understanding-bradyarrhythmias-in-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Bradyarrhythmias in Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12023\" class=\"elementor elementor-12023 elementor-12014\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8da53a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b8da53a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-693d223 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"693d223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Website-article-banners-2026-01-05T120025.611-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-12016\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Website-article-banners-2026-01-05T120025.611-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Website-article-banners-2026-01-05T120025.611-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Website-article-banners-2026-01-05T120025.611-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Website-article-banners-2026-01-05T120025.611.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2545b4f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2545b4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41313d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41313d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A normal cardiac rhythm in dogs is a steady, coordinated heartbeat regulated by electrical signals originating from the heart\u2019s natural pacemaker\u2014the sinoatrial (SA) node. This rhythm ensures efficient blood flow to vital organs. When these signals are disrupted, the heart may beat too slow, a condition known as bradyarrhythmia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-113d310 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"113d310\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-290f7cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"290f7cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Website-article-banners-2026-01-05T120150.578-768x432.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-12018\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Website-article-banners-2026-01-05T120150.578-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Website-article-banners-2026-01-05T120150.578-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Website-article-banners-2026-01-05T120150.578-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Website-article-banners-2026-01-05T120150.578.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c26b709 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c26b709\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-babd86d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"babd86d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology, Dr. Samantha Gomart, mentioned that bradyarrhythmias can result from conditions like sick sinus syndrome or atrioventricular (AV) block, where electrical impulses are delayed or blocked. These slow rhythms reduce cardiac output, meaning the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body\u2019s needs. As a result, affected dogs may experience weakness, exercise intolerance, or even fainting episodes. Over time, the strain on the heart can lead to congestive heart failure (CHF), where fluid accumulates in the lungs or abdomen, causing coughing and difficulty breathing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A normal cardiac rhythm in dogs is a steady, coordinated heartbeat regulated by electrical signals originating from the heart\u2019s natural [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12016,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[148],"class_list":["post-12023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-animal-health-information-en","tag-cardiology"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12023"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12027,"href":"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12023\/revisions\/12027"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}