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SECTION 1 - PHYSIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY 1. Introduction to cardiac anatomy and physiology 2. Neuroendocrine Control of Cardiovascular Function: Physiology and Pharmacology 3. Cardiac responses to exercise and training 4. Cardiac Disease & Pathology 5. Pathophysiology of heart failure 6. Electrophysiology and arrhythmiogenesis 7. Pharmacology of drugs used to treat cardiovascular disease SECTION 2: DIAGNOSTIC METHODS 8. Auscultation 9. Echocardiography 10. Ambulatory Electrocardiography & Heart rate variability 11. Exercise & Stress Testing 12. Biochemical Markers of cardiovascular disease SECTION 3: CLINICAL PROBLEMS 13. Dysrhythmias: assessment and medical management 14. Arrhythmias: pacing and electrocardioversion 15. Cardiac Murmurs: Congenital Heart Disease 16. Cardiac Murmurs: Valvular regurgitation and insufficiency 17. Fever: endocarditis and pericarditis 18. Collapse and Syncope 19. Heart Failure 20. Cardiovascular emergencies associated with anaesthesia 21. Cardiovascular complications in the Intensive Care Patient
List of contents
SECTION 1 - PHYSIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY
1. Introduction to cardiac anatomy and physiology
2. Neuroendocrine Control of Cardiovascular Function: Physiology and Pharmacology
3. Cardiac responses to exercise and training
4. Cardiac Disease & Pathology
5. Pathophysiology of heart failure
6. Electrophysiology and arrhythmiogenesis
7. Pharmacology of drugs used to treat cardiovascular disease
SECTION 2: DIAGNOSTIC METHODS
8. Auscultation
9. Echocardiography
10. Ambulatory Electrocardiography & Heart rate variability
11. Exercise & Stress Testing
12. Biochemical Markers of cardiovascular disease
SECTION 3: CLINICAL PROBLEMS
13. Dysrhythmias: assessment and medical management
14. Arrhythmias: pacing and electrocardioversion
15. Cardiac Murmurs: Congenital Heart Disease
16. Cardiac Murmurs: Valvular regurgitation and insufficiency
17. Fever: endocarditis and pericarditis
18. Collapse and Syncope
19. Heart Failure
20. Cardiovascular emergencies associated with anaesthesia
21. Cardiovascular complications in the Intensive Care Patient
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"This much-antipated second edition of Cardiology of the Horse is certainly worth the wait!...This textbook provides valuable information, fabulous images and an opportunity for interactive learning for veterinary students, practitioners and specialists...Overall, this a splendid resource for veterinary students and general and specialist practitioners, and may be especially useful for those veterinarians studying towards for those veterinarians studying towards post-graduate qualifications."
Veterinary Practice, October 2011
