Manual of Canine and Feline Cardiology

Larry Patrick Tilley, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM is President, VetMedConsultants, Inc. in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dr. Tilley has been one of the foremost consultants and educators in veterinary cardiology for nearly 20 years. He is also well known as the author of the popular book, The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult (the Wiley-Blackwell publication that launched an entire series of 5-minute books) with Dr. Smith. Tilley is a popular presenter at veterinary conferences nationally and internationally. As Dr. Smith's co-founder of CardioPet in 1980, Dr. Tilley has been a driving force behind telemedicine and its development as a service devoted to consultant expertise and continuing education. Francis W.K. Smith, Jr., DVM Diplomate ACVIM is board certified in both internal medicine and cardiology and is a clinical assistant professor at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine. He is Vice-President and co-founder with Dr. Tilley of VetMed Consultants, Inc. Meg Sleeper, VMD, graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania veterinary school in 1993. She is an associate professor of cardiology and served as section chief from 2001 to 2011. Dr. Sleeper has published over 70 peer-reviewed original papers, more than 50 review papers or case reports, and authored 4 books. She has lectured at numerous prestigious conferences, including the American Heart Association and the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Forum, and has coordinated the small animal cardiology section at the AVMA conference since 2009. Dr. Sleeper has trained 18 veterinary cardiologists and joined the University of Florida veterinary school faculty in 2015. She serves on the editorial or review boards of 11 journals and has contributed to the Great Ape Heart Project since 2011, focusing on improving cardiac health in ape species.Professor of Clinical Cardiology, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine.

• SECTION 1: DIAGNOSIS OF HEART DISEASE 1. History and Physical Examination2. Radiology of the Heart3. Electrocardiography4. Echocardiography and Doppler Ultrasound5. Special Diagnostic Techniques for the Evaluation of Cardiac DiseaseSECTION 2: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE 6. Acquired Valvular Disease7. Canine Cardiomyopathy8. Feline Cardiomyopathy9. Cor Pulmonale and Pulmonary Thromboembolism10. Heartworm Disease11. Pericardial Disorders and Cardiac Tumors12. Congenital Heart Disease13. Cardiovascular Effects of Systemic Diseases14. Systemic HypertensionSECTION 3: TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE 15. Pathophysiology and Therapy of Heart Failure16. Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances17. Cardiopulmonary Arrest and Resuscitation18. Emergency Management and Critical Care19. Anesthesia of the Cardiac Patient20. Cardiac Surgery21. Pacemaker Therapy22. Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease