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clinical electrocardiology, 215–216 pathophysiology, 189 signalment, 307
diagnostic decision-making, 215 physical examination, 190 spontaneous echocardiographic
heart rate, 216 short-axis echocardiogram of cat with, contrast and, 133
patient evaluation, 215–216 190 terminal aorta from cat affected with,
defined, 213 signalment, 189–190 306
etiology, pathophysiology, and gross survival time for, 297 treatment of, 310–319, 436
pathology, 213–215 treatment, 191 acute case management, 310–312
feline, categories of, 437 tricuspid valve malformation vs., 87 anticoagulant therapy, 312–313
HCM and, 124 ventricular arrhythmia and, 229 antiplatelet therapy, 315–317
hyperthyroidism and, 400 Arrhythmogenic right ventricular aspirin, 313
left anterior fascicular block, 242–243 dysplasia/cardiomyopathy, combined anticoagulant therapy, 319
morphologic ECG abnormalities, syncope and, 15 heparins, 317–319
249–251 Arsenicals for heartworms, injectable, long-term management, 313–315
axis, 249 thromboembolism and, 360–361 low molecular weight heparin, 313
electrical alternans, 249 Arterial blood gas measurement, unfractionated (UF) heparin, 313
J wave/Osborn wave, 250–251 pulmonary thromboembolism vitamin K antagonists: warfarin, 317
P pulmonale/P mitrale, 249 and, 386 wound secondary to tissue necrosis in
small QRS complex amplitude, 249 Arterial blood pressure hindlimb following episode of,
ST segment depression/elevation, arrhythmias and, 215 314
249–250 congestive heart failure and, 281 Arteriovenous fistula, surgical correction
T wave alternans, 251 measuring, 334 of, 437
U wave, 251 Arterial thromboembolism, 305–320 Artifacts, cMRI in cats and sources of, 143
normal sinus rhythm, 216–217 algorithm, clinical approach to, 311 ARVC. See Arrhythmogenic right
potassium and calcium abnormalities antemortem, congestive heart failure ventricular cardiomyopathy
and, 245–249 and, 267–268 ARVD/C. See Arrhythmogenic right
hypercalcemia, 249 aortogram obtained from cat with ventricular dysplasia/
hyperkalemia, 245–248 “saddle” embolus, 310 cardiomyopathy
hypocalcemia, 248–249 arginine concentrations, ASA. See American Society of
hypokalemia, 245 cardiomyopathic cats and, 69 Anesthesiologists
premature atrial complexes, 220–222 arrhythmogenic right ventricular Ascending aorta, 39
premature ventricular complexes, cardiomyopathy and treatment Ascites
227–233 for, 191 congestive heart failure and, 272
respiratory sinus arrhythmia, 219–220 B vitamins, blood levels and, 69 heartworm disease and, 355
sick sinus syndrome, 243–244 cat with typical caudal paresis after, 308 right atrial dilation/right heart failure
sinus bradycardia, 218–219 chief complaints with, 118 and, 279
sinus node dysfunction, 243–244 complications and monitoring, right-sided heart failure and, 261, 267,
sinus tachycardia, 217–218 319–320 271
syncope, 15 diagnostic testing, 309–310 ASD. See Atrial septal defect
treatment of, 437 differential diagnoses for, 120, 308–309 Aspirin, 164
ventricular flutter, ventricular “five P’s” and, 308 aortic thromboembolism and, 436
fibrillation, pulseless electrical footpads from cat presenting with, 308 arterial thromboembolism and, 313,
activity, and asystole, 237 forelimb in cat affected by, 308 315–316
ventricular preexcitation and gross pathology, 307 indications, dosage, available sizes, 443
macroreentry, 244–245 HCM and, 116–117 left atrial enlargement and, 434
ventricular tachycardia, 233–237 heart failure and, 295 medical therapy and monitoring cats
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular history and chief complaint, 307–308 with CHF, 285t
cardiomyopathy, 189–191, 258, hock weakness and soft brace on cat pulmonary thromboembolism and, 387
259 after occurrence of, 314 references for, 464, 466, 467, 468
complications and monitoring, 191 homocysteine, blood levels and, 69 Aspirin + warfarin, arterial
defined, 189 long-term outcome and prognosis, 320 thromboembolism and, 319
diagnostic testing, 190–191 overview of, 305 Assays, cardiac biomarkers and, 71–72
echocardiography, 190–191 pathophysiology, 305–307 Asthma (feline)
electrocardiography, 190 prevalence of, 307 algorithm for diagnosis/therapy of
radiography, 190 prophylactic anticoagulant therapy and, dyspneic cat and, 26
differential diagnosis, 87, 190 164 alternatives to glucocorticoids for cats
etiology, 189 severe HCM and, 166 with, 375–376
history and chief complaint, 190 short-axis echocardiogram from right cardiac disease concurrent with,
M-mode echocardiogram of cat with, parasternum obtained at heart 375–376
190 base showing aorta and left characteristics of, 25
outcome and prognosis, 191 atrium, 310 heartworm disease and, 355