Cardiology

Anaesthetising patients with cardiac dysfunctions carries a much higher risk of complications as their ability to compensate for physiological changes during anaesthesia is impaired

How do you treat dogs with heart failure which do not respond to standard therapy, or those who may not survive long enough for the standard treatment to work?

Teamwork, client communication and a good understanding of available treatments are key for optimal management of the disease

Current trends in the diagnosis and management of the condition

Transdermal nitroglycerin should only be used as a supplemental emergency treatment in dogs with left-sided congestive heart failure, evidence suggests

OMRI BELACHSEN presents the first in a series of case studies that follow two articles in Veterinary Practice (August and October 2016) on managing heart disease in cats

Inheritance of ventricular arrhythmias in Rhodesian ridgebacks   Kathryn Meurs and others, North Carolina State University, Raleigh Ventricular arrhythmias have been reported as causing sudden deaths …

Stephen Collins discusses the challenges posed by feline heart disease for first opinion practitioners.

Comparing two methods for cross-matching blood for canine transfusions Leo Guzman and others, Eastern Iowa Veterinary Specialty Center, Cedar Rapids Blood transfusions have become the standard treatm…

LUKE DUTTON and JOANNA DUKES-McEWAN list the questions to be answered following the history taking and the physical examination to identify the problem and initiate treatment in the suspected cardiac …

Effects of pimobendan on survival time in cats with congestive heart failure Yamir Reina-Doreste and others, North Carolina State University Pimobendan is a positive inotropic and vasodilatory drug wh…

Jayne Laycock reviews her “pick of the month” CPD webinar presented by Alistair Gibson of the consultant veterinary cardiothoracic service at Earlswood Veterinary Hospital in Belfast.

Heart failure refers to a clinical syndrome of symptoms and signs caused by impairment of the heart so, if there are no clinical signs, then the dog does not have heart failure.  In 2009, the ACVIM pr…

Establishing guidelines on resuscitation following cardiac arrest in dogs Manuel Boller, University of Pennsylvania and Daniel Fletcher, Cornell University Retaining full neurological function in pat…

Veterinary Practice talks to Adrian Boswood at the Royal Veterinary College about his work on mitral valve disease and other heart problems.

The diagnosis and treatment of mitral valve disease was the title of this fascinating evening talk in Worcester, which was given by cardiology specialist Dr Mark Patteson and sponsored by Ceva Animal …