Advancements in Companion Animal Cardiology, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice
- 1st Edition, Volume 53-6 - October 5, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editor: Joshua Stern
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 8 3 8 0 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 8 3 8 1 - 2
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Request a sales quoteIn this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. Joshua Stern brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Advancements in Companion Animal Cardiology. Cardiovascular disease of companion animals has seen a boom in research productivity and novel therapies that make the future of cardiac care very bright. In this issue, top experts highlight advances in diagnosis and treatment for common cardiac diseases such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, mitral valve degeneration, and dilated cardiomyopathy.
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Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: advances in imaging and diagnostic strategies; the genetics of canine pulmonary valve stenosis; mitral valve repair: surgical outcomes and the rise of interventional options; the role of personalized medicine in companion animal cardiology; the role of point-of-care thoracic ultrasound in managing cardiac emergencies; and more.
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Provides in-depth clinical reviews on advancements in companion animal cardiology, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
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Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Veterinary medicine, small animal veterinary medicine, cardiology
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Preface
- The Role of Personalized Medicine in Companion Animal Cardiology
- Key points
- Introduction
- Inherited cardiomyopathies
- Pharmacogenetics in cardiology and cardiovascular therapy
- Clinical Application of Pharmacogenetic-Guided Pharmacotherapy
- Future directions
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Funding support
- Disclosure
- Predicting Development of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Disease Outcomes in Cats
- Key points
- Introduction
- Predicting development of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Predicting cardiovascular events and mortality in cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Conclusion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Conflict of interest declaration
- Funding
- Advancing Treatments for Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: The Role of Animal Models and Targeted Therapeutics
- Key points
- Introduction
- Animal models of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Future directions – focus on fibrosis
- Novel drug therapies for treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosures
- Preventing Cardiogenic Thromboembolism in Cats: Literature Gaps, Rational Recommendations, and Future Therapies
- Key points
- Introduction
- Current understanding of cardiogenic arterial thromboembolism pathophysiology
- Knowledge gap
- Risk assessment for cats with cardiomyopathies and diagnosis of cardiogenic arterial thromboembolism
- Recommendations for preventing cardiogenic arterial thromboembolism
- Thrombolytic therapy
- Future therapies
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy–Advances in Imaging and Diagnostic Strategies
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Future directions
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Funding
- Supplementary data
- Mitral Valve Repair–The Development and Rise of Options in the Veterinary World
- Key points
- Introduction
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Supplementary data
- Beyond Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors: Modulation of the Renin–Angiotensin–Aldosterone System to Delay or Manage Congestive Heart Failure
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Future approaches to renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system modulation
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- The Role of Autoantibodies in Companion Animal Cardiac Disease
- Key points
- Introduction/Background
- Current evidence in veterinary cardiology
- Discussion
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- The Genetics of Canine Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Key points
- Introduction
- Canine breed predispositions
- Mode of inheritance
- Human genetics
- RASopathies
- Additional syndromes associated with pulmonary valve stenosis
- Transcription factors
- Microdeletions and microduplications
- Future genetic work
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Advances in the Treatment of Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Key points
- Background
- Anatomy of pulmonary valve stenosis in dogs
- Indications for pulmonary valve stenosis therapy
- Therapeutic options for pulmonary valve stenosis
- Balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty
- High-pressure balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty
- Cutting-balloon dilation for pulmonary valve dysplasia
- Transpulmonary stent implantation
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Supplementary data
- Treating Stubborn Cardiac Arrhythmias—Looking Toward the Future
- Key points
- Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
- Electrophysiological studies and catheter ablation
- Three-dimensional electroanatomical mapping
- Stereotactic arrhythmia radiotherapy
- Summary
- Disclosure
- Supplementary data
- The Role of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Managing Cardiac Emergencies
- Key points
- Introduction
- Image acquisition and recognizing normal anatomy
- Severe left heart disease and left-sided congestive heart failure in dogs
- Severe heart disease and congestive heart failure in cats
- Severe right heart disease and right-sided congestive heart failure
- Pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade
- Using point-of-care ultrasound to monitor cardiac emergencies
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 53-6
- Published: October 5, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443183805
- eBook ISBN: 9780443183812
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Joshua Stern
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Dean for Veterinary Medical Center Operations, Chief Veterinary Medical Officer and Professor of Cardiology, Department of Medicine & Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine