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A Activated clotting time, arterial Aldactone (spironolactone-
A-a gradient, calculating, pulmonary thromboembolism and, 311 hydrochlorothiazide), 442
thromboembolism and, 386 Activated partial thromboplastin time, indications, dosage, available sizes, 461
Abbreviations, in drug formulary, 441 arterial thromboembolism and, Aldosterone
Abciximab, arterial thromboembolism 311 angiotensin II and release of, 329
and, 317 Active relaxation, diastolic heart failure myocardial fibrosis and, 262
Abdominal ultrasonography, systemic and, 261–262 Aldosterone escape, ACE inhibitors and,
hypertension and, 336 Acute compensatory mechanisms, in 288–289
Abdominocentesis, dilated heart failure, 265 Aldosterone receptors, blocking, HCM
cardiomyopathy and, 186 Acute decompensation in cardiac or renal and, 159
Abnormal heart sounds, defined, 6 disease, management strategies Aliasing, Doppler and, 52
Aborted syncope, 16 for, 370–371 Allergic stimuli, reducing, feline asthma
Ab tests, heartworm-associated—See Acute heart failure, medical treatment for, and, 376
Antibody tests, heartworm 290–292 Alligator-type ECG clip, 79
disease Acute heartworm-death syndrome, 360 Alpha-myosin heavy chain (V1),
Abyssinian cats, with amyloidosis, 121 Adenosine diphosphate (ADP), platelets hyperthyroidism and, 396, 397,
Accelerated idioventricular rhythm, 232, 233 from cardiomyopathic cats and, 398
Accessory pathway, 244 306 Alpha-2 agonists, 416
ACE. See Angiotensin converting enzyme Adrenaline, 442 ALT. See Alanine aminotransferase
ACE-DD polymorphism, HCM in indications, dosage, available sizes, Altace (ramipril), 442
humans and, 109 449 indications, dosage, available sizes, 460
Acepromazine, 416, 443, 459 AF. See Atrial fibrillation Alteplase (tissue plasminogen activator),
for anesthesia, feline cardiac patient, Afterdepolarizations, premature atrial 442
414t, 417 complexes and, 221 indications, dosage, available sizes,
arterial thromboembolism and, 310 Afterload, impaired early diastolic 462
echocardiography and, 54, 55 relaxation and, 114 Alveolar pulmonary pattern, differential
references on, 465, 466, 467 Age/aging diagnosis for, 46
type of drug, dosage, available sizes, 442 echocardiographically derived systolic American Heartworm Society, 355
Acid-base abnormalities, acute heart performance indexes, 60t American shorthair cats
failure and, 297 flattened cardiac angle and, 9, 40 HCM in, 118
Acidosis, arrhythmias and, 309 Agonal breathing, cardiopulmonary arrest autosomal dominant heritable form
Acquired pericardial disease, 345–347 and, 29–30 of, 106
pathophysiology, 345–347 Ag testing, heartworm disease—See Antigen American Society of Anesthesiologists,
physical examination, 345 testing, heartworm disease classification system, 412t
Acquired valvular disease, 195–200 Air alveolograms, 43 Aminophylline, feline asthma and, 36
degenerative valve disease, 195–197 Air bronchograms, 43 Amino-terminal pro-atrial natriuretic
infective endocarditis, 197–200 Airway, CPCR and, 30 peptide. See NT-proANP.
Acromegaly, 404–405 AIVR. See Accelerated idioventricular Amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic
clinical signs of, 404 rhythm peptide. See NT-proBNP.
secondary to left ventricular Alanine aminotransferase, elevated, Amiodarone, ventricular tachycardia and,
hypertrophy, 120 arterial thromboembolism and, 236
treatment, 405 309 Amlodipine, 442, 456
Actin, 70, 107 Albuterol, for cats with asthma, 375 beta blockers and, 157
Actinomyces infection, feline infectious Albuterol inhaler, heartworm disease and, hypertensive crisis and, 338
pericarditis and, 346 360 pulmonary arterial hypertension and,
Activase (tissue plasminogen activator), Aldactazide. See Spironolactone- 390
442 hydrochlorothiazide, refractory references for, 465, 466, 468
indications, dosage, available sizes, 462 congestive heart failure. systemic hypertension and, 337, 436

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