Brian Love

Wear Referrals Veterinary Specialist and Emergency Hospital, Bradbury, TS21 2ES, UK

Figure 7. Suggested approach to emergency management of supraventricular tachycardias flowchart. SVT = supraventricular tachycardia, IV = intravenous.
Cardiology

A supraventricular tachycardia with a possible accessory pathway in a young Labrador Retriever

A 3-year-old male Labrador Retriever was referred following the detection of a sustained tachycardia while undergoing investigations following a two-day history of lethargy and vomiting. Physical...

Figure 2. Right parasternal long axis echocardiographic view with colour flow Doppler showing regurgitant flow through the compromised mitral valve. LA=left atrium, LV=left ventricle.
Clinical

Anaesthetic management of dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease

This disease is progressive and degenerative, causing distortion of the mitral valve structure and consequent disruption to the normal haemodynamic function of the heart. In a normal heart, the two...