Full Description
This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice, Guest Edited by Dr. Colin Schwarzwald and Dr. Katharyn Mitchell, in collaboration with Consulting Editor Dr. Thomas Divers, focuses on Clinical Cardiology. Article topics include: An overview of the equine heart in health and disease; Examination of horses with cardiac disease; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Cardiac arrhythmias; Congenital cardiac disease; Acquired valvular disease; Pericardial disease, myocardial disease, and great vessel abnormalities; CV causes of exercise intolerance and poor performance; Assessment of the CV system during prepurchase and insurance examinations; Monitoring of the CV system; Response to exercise and training; and Drugs used to treat cardiac disease.
Contents
An Overview of the Equine Heart in Health and Disease
Examination of Horses with Cardiac Disease
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography
Cardiac Arrhythmias
Congenital Cardiac Disease
Acquired Valvular Disease
Pericardial Disease, Myocardial Disease, and Great Vessel Abnormalities
CV Causes of Exercise Intolerance and Poor Performance
Assessment of the CV System During Prepurchase and Insurance Examinations
Monitoring of the CV System
Response to Exercise and Training; and Drugs used to Treat Cardiac Disease
