Chapter 4 Echocardiography and Doppler Ultrasound Virginia Luis Fuentes INTRODUCTION Echocardiography has become the most important diagnostic technique for the diagnosis of canine and feline heart disease. The interaction between…
Chapter 2 Radiology of the Heart Brian A. Poteet INTRODUCTION Thoracic radiography is a key component of the cardiovascular evaluation. Careful attention to proper positioning is of primary importance to…
Chapter 6 Acquired Valvular Disease Jonathan A. Abbott INTRODUCTION Acquired primary valvular disease in dogs and cats generally is degenerative or less commonly, infective. Other pathologic processes, such as neoplasia,…
Chapter 12 Congenital Heart Disease Keith N. Strickland INTRODUCTION Incidence • The incidence of congenital heart disease in dogs has been reported to be 6.8 to 8.0 per 1000 hospital…
Chapter 3 Electrocardiography Larry P. Tilley, Francis W.K. Smith, Jr. INTRODUCTION Electrocardiography in clinical practice is the recording at the body surface of electrical fields generated by the heart. Specific…
Chapter 13 Cardiovascular Effects of Systemic Diseases Francis W.K. Smith, Jr., Donald P. Schrope, Carl D. Sammarco INTRODUCTION Many systemic diseases are capable of profoundly affecting cardiovascular structure and function…
Chapter 21 Pacemaker Therapy Janice McIntosh Bright “It struck me how easily excitable the myocardium is. You just touch it and it gives you a run of extra beats—so why…
Chapter 8 Feline Cardiomyopathy Richard D. Kienle INTRODUCTION The term cardiomyopathy literally means “heart muscle disease” and designates a disorder of the heart in which the primary abnormality lies within…
Chapter 20 Cardiac Surgery E. Christopher Orton INTRODUCTION Cardiac surgery is increasingly an option for management of congenital and acquired cardiac conditions in small animals. Some cardiac surgeries are widely…
Chapter 10 Heartworm Disease Clay A. Calvert, Justin David Thomason INTRODUCTION Heartworm disease is a common problem in tropical and subtropical regions. Heartworm infection has spread throughout most areas of…
