Clinical Cardiology, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice

Download or read book Clinical Cardiology, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice written by Colin Schwarzwald and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2019-04-28 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.