3 must-see videos on cardiology

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Gianluca Bini, DVM, MRCVS, DACVAA; Christopher G. Byers, DVM, DACVECC, DACVIM (SAIM), CVJ; and Lucy Sumners, RVT, VTS(ECC); recently spoke with dvm360 editors about different aspects of cardiology conditions, sharing insights on management for patients with heart disease. Watch the following 3 videos to gain more knowledge on specific areas of cardiology:

Handling heart murmurs during physical exams

Gianluca Bini, DVM, MRCVS, DACVAA, discussed with attendees at the 2024 Fetch dvm360 conference in Kansas City, Missouri, how to manage cardiac patients that were under anesthesia, and what veterinary professionals should do if they hear a heart murmur. In this interview, Bini explains the steps that veterinary professionals should take if they hear a heart murmur during their patients' physical exam, and what teams can do if certain equipment is not available to them when dealing with a patient like this.

Caring for patients with cardiac conditions

Lucy Sumners, RVT, VTS(ECC) presented several education sessions on cardiology at the 2024 Southwest Veterinary Symposium in Fort Worth, Texas. In an interview with dvm360, she discussed these lectures and shared her goal for them. The topics include electrocardiograms (ECG) interpretation and common abnormalities in cardiology, tachyarrhythmia and Bradyarrhythmia, and cardiac emergencies with triage and veterinary technician care.

The 4 stages of heart disease

Christopher G. Byers, DVM, DACVECC, DACVIM (SAIM), CVJ, provides an overview of the 4 current classifications of heart disease in an interview with dvm360. These classifications categorize stages and severity of cardiovascular disease, using the case of a Maine coon cat as an example. Byers presented a session about the stages of heart disease at the 2024 Fetch dvm360 conference in Kansas City.