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Left auricle, thrombus formation and, 133 Left ventricular wall measurements, Lovenox (dalteparin/low molecular-
Left heart base, auscultation of, 6 critical nature of, for cats, 57–58 weight heparin), 454
Left heart disease, pleural effusion and, 19 Lethargy indications, dosage, available sizes, 450
Left-sided echocardiographic imaging, 59, atrial fibrillation and, 225 Lower airway disease
61 cardiac tumors and, 202 clinical signs and characteristics of, 25
Left-sided heart failure, 259 congestive heart failure and, 268 dyspnea and, 25
congestive heart failure and, 257, heartworm disease and, 355 heartworm disease and, 355
260–261 low output heart failure and, 261, 271 Lower urinary tract signs, recurrent,
pathophysiology of, 258 pulmonary thromboembolism and, sodium content of diets
pulmonary pathology of, 266–267 385 designed for cats with, 374t
Left-to-right cardiovascular shunts, renal failure and, 369 Low molecular weight heparin, 445, 449,
anesthetic management of cats systemic hypertension and, 331 454
with, 420 Levophed (norepinephrine), 452 arterial thromboembolism and, 313,
Left ventricular concentric hypertrophy, indications, dosage, available sizes, 456 317–319, 436
263 Lidocaine, 464 indications, dosage, available sizes, 450
defined, 129 anesthesia, arrhythmia treatment and, left atrial enlargement and, 434
diffuse, thyrotoxic heart disease and, 420 pulmonary thromboembolism and,
399 anesthesia, for cardiac patient, 414t 387
gross pathology, 110 balanced anesthesia and, 416 references for, 464–468
secondary causes of, 120–121 hypokalemia and refractoriness to, 245 Lown-Ganong-Levine syndrome, 244
Left ventricular hypertrophy, in humans, indications, dosage, available sizes, Low output heart failure (forward heart
107 453 failure), 257, 261
Left ventricular diastolic function, in injectable, ventricular tachyarrhythmias Low-salt diet
normal cats, and, 289 coexisting cardiac and renal problems
echocardiographically derived for premature ventricular complexes/ and, 372
indices of, 63t ventricular tachycardia, 437 congestive heart failure and
Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure, references for, 467, 468 chronic, 289
pulmonary edema and, 258 ventricular tachycardia and, 234–237 medical therapy and monitoring of
Left ventricular enlargement Life support, termination of, 30 cats with, 285t
arterial thromboembolism and, 309 Lignocaine (lidocaine), indications, refractory, 164, 293
radiographic evidence of, 48 dosage, available sizes, 453 LRS. See Lactated Ringer’s solution
Left ventricular hypertrophy Lily-of-the-valley, HCM and, Lung injury, acute, heartworm infection
defined, 127 contraindications, 165 and, 354
echocardiography and, 58, 127–131 Limbs Lung radiopacity, generalized or diffuse
hypertension-associated, 336 healing, after ATE episodes, 314, 314 increase in, diseases leading to,
prevalence rates of, 105 position of, electrocardiography and, 79 46
primary and secondary causes of, 110 prognosis for arterial Lungs, auscultatory examination of, 5
resolution of, 117–118, 121 thromboembolism and, 320 Lungworms, fecal testing for, 359
severe, treatment for, 434 Linear probes, echocardiographic, 52 LVEDP. See Left ventricular end-diastolic
Left ventricular mass measurement, 130 Lisinopril, 458, 464 pressure
Left ventricular mass quantification, indications, dosage, available sizes, 453 LV ejection time (LVET), measuring, 59,
cardiac MRI for, 144–145 Liver disease, immune-mediated, 60t, inside covers
Left ventricular measurements glucocorticoids and, 377 LVOT. See Left ventricular outflow tract
cardiac tamponade assessment and, 279 LMWH. See Low molecular weight Lymphocytic-plasmacytic
echocardiographic, 57 heparin cholangiohepatitis,
obtaining, CHF and, 280 Lobar pulmonary artery dilation, glucocorticoids and, 377
Left ventricular outflow tract, SAM of the pulmonary arterial hypertension Lymphoma, 201, 203
mitral valve and, 116 and, 389 asymmetrical concentric hypertrophy
Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction Loop diuretics and, 121
continuous-wave Doppler and anesthetic management and, 415 pluck from cat with, 202
measurement of, 136 congestive heart failure and, 286 Lymphopenia, arterial thromboembolism
moderate or severe, anesthesia and, 415 outpatient treatment for, 284 and, 309
systolic murmur and, 119 refractory, 293, 294–295 Lymphoplasmacytic myocarditis, 205
Left ventricular outflow tract view, electrolyte abnormalities and, 296
echocardiographic, 59, 61 Lopressor (metoprolol), 453 M
Left ventricular shortening fraction, indications, dosage, available sizes, 455 Macroreentrant tachycardias
echocardiography and Losartan, 289 PVCs vs., 232
calculation of, 58 HCM and, 158 types of, 244
Left ventricular volume overload, heart Lotensin (benazepril), 453 Magnesium chloride, indications, dosage,
failure and, 264–265 indications, dosage, available sizes, 444 available sizes, 454