Evidence: diet-associated dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs
Source: Europe PMC (Europe PubMed Central) REST search — first-hand peer-reviewed abstract records, pulled 2026-07-21. Query: "dilated cardiomyopathy" AND dog AND diet. The cluster returns 755 records in Europe PMC; 6 representative studies are extracted below. Abstract text is verbatim from source; each study is traceable by PMID.
Studies
- PMID 41689959 (2026, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association) — *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A 2026 JAVMA study compared dogs with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) eating hydrolyzed versus nonhydrolyzed protein diets, characterizing their signalment, clinical data, and echocardiographic indices; the excerpt is cut off before the comparison results are presented.
- PMID 41817417 (2026, American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology) — *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A study in Beagles linked diet-induced dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) to grain-free, pea-containing diets, with increased oligosaccharides proposed as a possible mechanism.
- PMID 41623244 (2026, Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001)) — Successful Functional Outcome in a Dog With Ventricular Tachycardia Treated With Antiarrhythmics, Cardioversion, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, and Intra-Arrest Lipid Emulsion.. <h4>Objective</h4>To describe a case of successful CPR after prolonged cardiopulmonary arrest in a dog treated for refractory ventricular tachycardia (VT) with multiple antiarrhythmic medications and attempted electrical *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
- PMID 41472100 (2025, Veterinary sciences) — Preliminary Analysis of Intestinal Microbiota in Golden Retrievers Prone to Dilated Cardiomyopathy Due to Taurine Deficiency.. Taurine plays a key role in cardiovascular and gastrointestinal health in dogs and may be deficient in some predisposed breeds despite consuming complete petfood. *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
- PMID 41295744 (2025, Veterinary sciences) — Role of Diet as a Predisposing Factor for Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Dogs: A Narrative Review.. In 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported cases of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs, including breeds without known genetic predisposition, fed diets containing a high proportion of legumes or potatoes *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
- PMID 42010583 (2026, BMC veterinary research) — Effects of wheat, rye, and triticale grains on digestion, fecal quality, and health parameters in dogs.. BACKGROUND: There is a continuous search for healthy food ingredients for dog diets that do not compete with human consumption. *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*
Source text: pdf-raw/evidence/europepmc_dcm_diet_2026-07-21.txt (Europe PMC first-hand abstracts, pulled 2026-07-21).
License & attribution
Mixed licensing per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3: Open Access (CC BY / CC BY-NC / CC BY-NC-ND) studies are reproduced verbatim with attribution under their specific CC license; non-Open-Access studies are paraphrased as derived fact summaries (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten). Original records:
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41295744/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41472100/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41623244/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41689959/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41817417/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42010583/