title: Treatment of cardiovascular disease in cattle.
abstract: Cardiac diseases of cattle may involve valvular structures, myocardium, pericardium, or blood vessels and are manifested by the clinical signs of cardiac dysrhythmias, cardiac murmurs, generalized edema, muffled heart sounds, jugular venous distention, jugular venous pulsations, pulmonary edema, pleural effusion, or ascites. Digoxin, quinidine, and furosemide can be used effectively to control signs of CHF and cardiac arrhythmias. Combination antimicrobial therapy can be successful for cows with infective endocarditis and thrombophlebitis. Pericardial fluid drainage may temporarily improve cattle with traumatic pericarditis or lymphosarcoma so that short-term goals may be reached.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: McGuirk
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002301:Cardiac Glycosides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011802:Quinidine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D002301:Cardiac Glycosides; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents; D004232:Diuretics; D011802:Quinidine