Some dogs with GDV develop heart arrhythmias, and this is a common cause of death in dogs with GDV. Dogs that already have a heart disease or are prone to heart arrythmias are generally treated with appropriate medications.
Vietnam, a one-party Communist state, has one of south-east Asia's fastest-growing economies and has set its sights on becoming a developed nation by 2020. It became a unified country once more in 1975 when the armed forces of the Communist north seized the south.
The U.S. government officially refers to all as Vietnam-era veterans. In the English-speaking world, the term Vietnam veteran is not usually used in relation to members of the communist People's Army of Vietnam or the National Liberation Front.