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Acquired Heart Disease
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Dog Breed Predilictions
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Myxomatous Mitral Valve Degeneration5 Topics
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Cardiomyopathies
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Canine Dilated Cardiomyopathy5 Topics
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Feline Dilated Cardiomyopathy5 Topics
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Feline Thromboembolic Disease
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Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy5 Topics
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Feline Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
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Other Feline Cardiomyopathies
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Feline Hyperthyroidism5 Topics
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Boxer Cardiomyopathy
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Canine Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
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Pericardial Disorders
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Pericardial Effusion6 Topics
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Constrictive Pericardial Disease
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Feline Pericardial Disease
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Bacterial Endocarditis5 Topics
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Canine Heartworm Disease6 Topics
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Feline Heartworm Disease
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Occult Heartworm Disease5 Topics
Lesson 5,
Topic 4
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Treatment
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Goals of therapy:
- Treat pulmonary edema/pleural effusion:
- Thoracocentesis
- Furosemide
- Venodilator therapy (nitroglycerine cream)
- If cat is being treated with corticosteroids, attempt to discontinue corticosteroid use as they promote fluid retention.
- Augment systolic dysfunction
- ACE inhibitors
- efficacy undetermined in cats
- Pimobendan
- safety and efficacy undetermined in cats
- Arterial vasodilators (non-ACE inhibitors)
- safety and efficacy undetermined in cats
- ACE inhibitors
- Prevent thromboembolic disease
- See section addressing thromboembolism below
- Treat the underlying etiology
- Taurine supplementation 250 to 500 mg PO (BID) if taurine deficiency is suspected
- Other measures
- Low sodium diet (watch for refusal to eat)
- Restrict activity