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Article History

Received: 1 December 2022

Accepted: 31 January 2023

First Online: 15 February 2023

Declarations

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: Institutional Review Board Statement: The study was conducted according to the applicable Slovenian governmental regulations (Animal Protection Act, The Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, 43/2007) and according to current European and Slovenian legislation (Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes (Official Journal of the European Union L 276/33); Animal Protection Law (Official Gazette of the Republi of Slovenia, No. 38/13;12/18). The study was approved by The Animals in Experiments Welfare Commission of the Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana.The authors confirm that the study was carried out in compliance with the ARRIVE guidelines.The Ethical Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Veterinary Administration of the Republic of Slovenia approved all procedures. All procedures complied with the relevant Slovenian (Animal Protection Act, Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 43/2007) regulations.All dog owners signed an informed consent form before enrolling their dogs in the study.

: The owner of the dog gave informed consent for publication of the echocardiographic images of the dog (Fig. InternalRef removed).

: The authors declare no competing interests.