Feline Cardiology is the first book dedicated to thediagnosis and treatment of heart disease in cats. Designedfor use in clinical practice, this reference combines cutting-edgeinformation with practical applications, using a consistent formatfor ease of use. Feline Cardiology provides detailed,species-specific information that is absent from other texts, withan emphasis on the most commonly encountered feline cardiovasculardiseases.Drawing on the expertise of four internationally recognizedauthors, the book is packed with state-of-the-art informationwithin the framework of daily practice. Coverage ranges frombasic and advanced treatment approaches for cardiomyopathies,arrhythmias, and many other disorders to the newest information ongenetic testing, circulating markers of heart disease, andmore. Feline Cardiology provides a comprehensivesingle resource to managing cardiovascular disease in cats and is awelcome addition to any small animal practice library.

Preface ixAcknowledgments xiAuthors xiiiSection A: Clinical Entities 3Chapter 1. Heart Murmurs and Gallop Heart Sounds 5Chapter 2. Exercise Intolerance and Syncope 13Chapter 3. Pleural Effusion 19Chapter 4. Dyspnea and Cough 25Chapter 5. Cardiopulmonary Arrest and Cardiopulmonary CerebralResuscitation 29Section B: Diagnostic Testing 35Chapter 6. Radiography 37Chapter 7. Echocardiography 51Chapter 8. Cardiac Biomarkers 69Chapter 9. Electrocardiography 77Section C: Congenital Heart Disease 83Chapter 10: Congenital Heart Malformations 85Section D: Cardiomyopathies 101Chapter 11. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy 103Chapter 12. Restrictive/Unclassified Cardiomyopathy 177Chapter 13. Dilated Cardiomyopathy 183Chapter 14. Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy189Section E: Other Forms of Structural Heart Disease193Chapter 15. Acquired Valvular Disease 195Chapter 16. Cardiac Neoplasia 201Chapter 17. Miscellaneous Myocardial Disease 205Section F: Arrhythmias and Other ElectrocardiographicAbnormalities 211Chapter 18. Arrhythmias and Other ElectrocardiographicAbnormalities 213Section G: Congestive Heart Failure 255Chapter 19. Congestive Heart Failure 257Section H: Arterial Thromboembolism 303Chapter 20. Arterial Thromboembolism 305Section I: Systemic Hypertension 323Chapter 21. Systemic Hypertension 325Section J: Pericardial Diseases 341Chapter 22. Pericardial Effusion and Other Disorders of thePericardium 343Section K: Heartworm Disease 351Chapter 23. Heartworm Disease 353Section L: Comorbidities 365Chapter 24. Comorbidities: Managing Cats That Have CoexistentCardiac Disease and Extracardiac Disorders 367Section M: Pulmonary Arterial Disorders 381Chapter 25. Pulmonary Thromboembolism and Pulmonary Hypertension383Section N: Endocrine Diseases Affecting the Heart 393Chapter 26. Endocrine Diseases Affecting the Heart 395Section O: Anesthesia in the Patient with Cardiac Disease409Chapter 27. Anesthesia in the Patient with Cardiac Disease411Dr. Bruno PypendopSection P: Cardiac Screening Programs 423Chapter 28. Cardiac Screening Programs 425Section Q: Which Drug for Which Disease? 431Chapter 29. Which Drug for Which Disease? 433Section R: Drug Formulary 439Chapter 30. Drug Formulary 441Index 469