title: Septicemia and cardiovascular infections in horses.
abstract: This article first reviews cardiovascular infections, including endocarditis, myocarditis, vasculitis, and pericarditis. It then addresses what is known at this stage about the effects of sepsis on the cardiovascular system. Some information is provided from current human literature to familiarize the reader with the diagnostics and therapeutics that may eventually be used in equine practice as well.
authors.affiliation: Cornell University Hospital for Animals, PO Box 34, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA. saj2@cornell.edu
authors.forename: Sophy A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Jesty
authors.forename: Virginia B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Reef
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents