Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:
Larry P. Tilley, DVM, DACVIM
Hypertension is often subclinical initially, and as the blood pressure increases, clinical signs may occur both due to the hypertension itself, or be linked to frequently associated medical conditions.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:
Larry P. Tilley, DVM, DACVIM
Advancing technology has provided clinicians with ever more powerful and effective drugs for treating diseases.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:
Larry P. Tilley, DVM, DACVIM
The clinical signs of canine and feline heart failure are limited, but they must be distinguished from pulmonary dysfunction and also systemic problems.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:
Larry P. Tilley, DVM, DACVIM
Determine age, breed, and sex of the patient to help formulate a rule-out list and help to determine prognosis.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:
Larry P. Tilley, DVM, DACVIM
The essentials of electrocardiography include the assessment of heart rate, heart rhythm, and the P-QRS-T waveforms.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:
Larry P. Tilley, DVM, DACVIM
Chronic heart failure (CHF) traditional therapy (for CHF secondary to chronic degenerative valvular disease etc.) still provides only an average a 4-6 months survival time in dogs.
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Source: CVC IN BALTIMORE PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2008
By:
Henry Green III, DVM, DACVIM
Congenital heart diseases are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatric veterinary patients. The incidence of such defects is listed below.
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Source: CVC IN BALTIMORE PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2008
By:
Henry Green III, DVM, DACVIM
Differentiating between congestive heart failure and respiratory disease as the cause of acute dyspnea in dogs and cats is one of the most difficult case scenarios facing veterinary clinicians.
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Source: CVC IN BALTIMORE PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2008
By:
Henry Green III, DVM, DACVIM
Early descriptions of heart failure focused on the syndrome of congestion, an excess of the wet or melancholic humors, "dropsy," or "backward" failure.
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