Table 5 Clinical findings reported by owners depending on severity of heart disease according to the ISACHC classification scheme in Dachshunds submitted to cardiology services at the Small Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences between November 2001 and October 2011
Clinical findings | Class 1 | Class 2 | Class 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
(n=60) | (n = 79) | (n=33) | |
Cough (% of all patients) | 30.0 | 55.7 | 75.7 |
Exercise intolerance (%) | 23.3 | 41.7 | 63.3 |
Dysponoe (%) | 20.0 | 41.7 | 60.8 |
Syncope (%) | 1.7 | 8.8 | 15.1 |
Tachypnoe (%) | 6.6 | 27.8 | 54.5 |
Collapse (%) | 1.7 | 3.8 | 12.1 |