13 year old Australian Shepard Mix Koda was recently diagnosed with 3rd-degree AV block, which carries a 20% mortality risk within a month of diagnosis when left untreated. Lucky for Koda and their owners here in Portland, OR, the very competent cardiology team around Dr. Gabrielle Wallace at Pacific Northwest PetER was able to implant our best selling pacemaker platform and Koda made a swift turnaround. While not fully recovered yet, Koda's owner Rebecca A. stated that her dog turned from lethargic, literally into the Energizer bunny, eager to go on walks and explore the world again.
Dextronix/Biotronik's Enitra/Edora line has been implanted over 52,000 times worldwide in humans and pets and, when combined with the worlds best pacing lead Biotronik's Solia (S45 for Koda) which has over 2,9 million implants, Koda the dog clearly won the lottery.
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