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The goal of this guide is to provide veterinary cardiologists as well as internal medicine and emergency and critical care specialists with current information on the pathophysiology and clinical manifestations of congestive heart failure in dogs, together with important resources for diagnosis and recommendations for treating dogs with this condition. This book includes many images to aid the reader’s understanding.
1. Definition
2. Pathophysiology
Mechanisms
Compensatory mechanisms
Neurohumoral activation
Cardiac remodelling and congestion
3. Clinical approach
Evaluation of clinical signs
Respiratory clinical signs
Clinical signs of low cardiac output
General or systemic clinical signs
Left-sided CHF
Right-sided CHF
Functional classification
4. Diagnosis
Echocardiography
Structural assessment of the left ventricle
Assessing left ventricle systolic function
Structural assessment of the left atrium
Estimation of left ventricular diastolic filling pressure
Ultrasound findings in left-sided CHF
Structural assessment of the right ventricle and atrium
Ultrasound findings in right-sided CHF
Pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade
Biomarkers
Radiography
Electrocardiography
Supraventricular tachyarrhythmias
Ventricular arrhythmias
5. Treatment principles
Emergency treatment
Oxygen therapy
Ventilatory support
Drainage of effusions
Anxiety control
Furosemide
Dobutamine
Sodium nitroprusside
Long-term treatment
Diuretics
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
Pimobendan
Digoxin
Sildenafil
Antiarrhythmics
Beta blockers
Dietary considerations
Long-term drug treatment
References
- Autor/es Javier Esteban Rodríguez Velarde
- Fecha de edición febrero 2019
- Nº Páginas 48
- Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Tamaño 17 X 24
- Idioma Inglés