Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for heart block 2nd degree
58 FDA reports name heart block 2nd degree, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2432). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.
- #1666 of 2,481
- by report volume (all reactions)
- 58
- reports citing this reaction
- 12.1%
- death-coded share
- Dog
- most-affected species
Release-over-release change
What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot
PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Heart block 2nd degree has 58 reports now versus 54 in that prior snapshot: 4 more (7.4%).
- Report change
- +4
- Death-coded reports
- +0
- Death-coded share
- −0.9 pts
This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.
Subscribe to Heart block 2nd degree changesFDA AER · VeDDRA plate
Code 2432 VOL-LOW
VOL-LOW · DEATH-ELEV · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL
- VOL-LOW 58 reports
- DEATH-ELEV 12.1%
- MID-PACK #1666/2481
- PHOTO-FINISH Muscle degeneration
- SPECIES-DOG Dog · 49
- DRUG-LEAD Dexmedetomidine H… · 26
- DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields
Nearest volume peer: Muscle degeneration (±0 reports)
Instrument codes from this reaction’s FDA CVM adverse-event extract: volume band, death-coded share, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead species, lead drug, breed desk, and book completeness. Not a clinical diagnosis.
Lower-volume neighbourhood around Heart block 2nd degree
Lower-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.
What the FDA AER plate says about Heart block 2nd degree
Signature read: 7 death-coded reports is a thin tail count for Heart block 2nd degree in the CVM extract. Report volume is lower-third scale: 58 named reports in the openFDA extract. 7 of 58 reports were death-coded (12.1% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Muscle degeneration (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (49). Lead co-reported drug Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride (26).
Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride appears in filings alongside this reaction; that is association, not causation. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.
Species Most Affected
Breeds Most Affected
Associated Drugs
Nationwide reactions with similar profiles
Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Heart block 2nd degree, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass (the volume chart above is the unfloored photo-finish strip).
Similar report volume
Nearest other reactions by FDA report count (58 here).
Similar death-coded share
Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (12.1% here), distinct from the volume row.
What to do with this reaction
- Compare Heart block 2nd degree's report profile against similar reactions nationwide. See similar reactions
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A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.
Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025
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