While some cardiac conditions may be serious, many heart diseases are manageable on an outpatient basis and allow for a good quality of life. Early diagnosis and effective treatment will increase your pet’s opportunity to live a normal life.

Heart disease is usually broken down into two categories.

• Congenital heart diseases

  are cardiac abnormalities that your pet was born with.

• Acquired heart diseases

  are absent at birth but develop as your pet grows older.

Premier can diagnose and treat both of these conditions to help improve your pet’s quality of life.

Pets that exhibit any of the following symptoms may benefit from a cardiac evaluation:

• Heart murmur

• Shortness of breath or breathing problems

• Heart arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat)

• Hypertension (high blood pressure)

• Congenital heart defects

• Fainting

• Fluid accumulation in chest or abdomen

• Exercise intolerance

Pets at risk for anesthesia may also be evaluated by our cardiologist to assess possible risk to develop the most appropriate treatment plan.

Diagnostics

• Echocardiogram

• Electrocardiogram

• Event Recorder & Holter Monitor

• Radiography (X-Rays)

• Ultrasound

Diseases & Conditions Treated

• Atrial Fibrillation

• Congestive Heart Failure

• Dilated Cardiomyopathy

• Feline Hypertensive Heart Disease

• Hyperthyroidism Associated Cardiomyopathy

• Mitral and Tricuspid Dysplasia

• Mitral Valve Insufficiency

• Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)

• Pleural Effusion

• Pulmonary Hypertension

• Pulmonic Stenosis

• Subaortic Stenosis

• Supraventricular & Ventricular Tachycardia

• Tetralogy of Fallot

• Ventricular Septal Defects

Helpful Links

Orthopedic Foundation for Animals

OFA Cardiac Congenital Disease Database

American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine