Equine Cardiovascular Therapeutics.
Heart disease can be defined as any abnormality of the heart whether it is a cardiac dysrhythmia or structural heart disease, either congenital or acquired. Heart failure occurs when a cardiac abnormality results in the inability of the heart to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs. Heart disease can be present without leading to heart failure. Heart failure, however, is a consequence of heart disease. There are 4 main areas where the clinician can intervene to improve cardiac output with heart failure: preload, afterload, myocardial contractility, and heart rate.
Cardiology, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, 2015 Southwest 16th Avenue, PO Box 100126, Gainesville, FL 32610-0126, USA. Electronic address: margaretmsleeper@ufl.edu.
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Sleeper
D000818:Animals; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans
Antiarrhythmic; Atrial fibrillation; Congestive heart failure; Dysrhythmia; Valve disease