Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for ventricular arrhythmia

139 FDA adverse-event reports reference ventricular arrhythmia (VeDDRA 2222). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1230 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
139
reports citing this reaction
38.1%
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. Ventricular arrhythmia has 139 reports now versus 139 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
+0
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.0 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.

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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 2222 VOL-LOW

VOL-LOW · DEATH-HOT · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-LOW 139 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 38.1%
  • MID-PACK #1230/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Haemolytic anaemia
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 127
  • DRUG-LEAD Dexmedetomidine H… · 22
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Haemolytic anaemia (±0 reports)

Upper-third death-coded share drives the outcome stamps on this plate; volume band, corpus rank, and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.

Report-volume neighbourhood around Ventricular arrhythmia

Highest and lowest poles plus nearest volume peers, not a full 2,500-reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Dehiscence, medical d… · near140Haemolytic anaemia · near139INEFFECTIVE, ESTRUS S… · near139Injection site serous… · near139Ventricular arrhythmia · thi…139Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Ventricular arrhythmia

Ventricular arrhythmia: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Ventricular arrhythmia's 38.1% death-coded share is among the highest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. Death-coded share is upper-third: 53 of 139 reports (38.1% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Haemolytic anaemia (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (127). Lead co-reported drug Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride (22).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, A high death-coded share in FDA filings does not prove causation; co-reporting is voluntary temporal association only. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.

Species Most Affected

Dog 127
Cat 9
Other Rodents 1
Rabbit 1
Other Mammals 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 26
Shepherd Dog - German 6
Crossbred Canine/dog 6
Boxer (German Boxer) 6
Doberman Pinscher 6
Retriever - Golden 6
Greyhound 5
Terrier - Bull - American Pit 5
Domestic Shorthair 5
Chihuahua 4

Associated Drugs

Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride 22
Maropitant Citrate 16
Carprofen 15
Isoflurane 13
Moxidectin 12
Propofol 9
Bedinvetmab 9
Butorphanol 8
Oclacitinib Maleate 7
Meloxicam 7
Hydromorphone 7
Lidocaine 7
Deracoxib 6
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride Injection 6
Midazolam 6
Buprenorphine 6
Epinephrine 6
Melarsomine Dihydrochloride 6
Dexmedetomidine 6
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 5

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Ventricular arrhythmia, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass (the volume chart above is the unfloored photo-finish strip).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (38.1% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this reaction

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

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Ventricular arrhythmia (#1230 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 38.1%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 38.1% · vintage 2025.

Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →