Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Cardiac Embryology and Anatomy Chapter 2 Normal Clinical Cardiovascular Physiology Chapter 3 Signalment, History, and Physical Examination Chapter 4 Radiography of the Cardiovascular System Chapter 5 Electrocardiography: Basic Concepts, Diagnosis of Chamber Enlargement, and Intraventricular Conduction Disturbances Chapter 6 Echocardiography Chapter 7 Cardiac Catheterization and Angiocardiography Chapter 8 Classification of Heart Disease by Echocardiographic Determination of Functional Status Chapter 9 Pathophysiology of Heart Failure Chapter 10 Management of Heart Failure Chapter 11 The Approach to the Patient with Cardiac Disease Chapter 12 Patent Ductus Arteriosus Chapter 13 Septal Defects Chapter 14 Tetralogy of Fallot Chapter 15 Congenital Pulmonic Stenosis Chapter 16 Aortic Stenosis Chapter 17 Congenital Abnormalities of the Atrioventricular Valves Chapter 18 Other Congenital Cardiovascular Abnormalities Chapter 19 Myxomatous Atrioventricular Valvular Degeneration Chapter 20 Primary Myocardial Disease Leading to Chronic Myocardial Failure (Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Related Diseases) Chapter 21 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Chapter 22 Restrictive Cardiomyopathy Chapter 23 Heartworm Infestation and Disease (Dirofilariasis) Chapter 24 Infective Endocarditis (and Annuloaortic Ectasis) Chapter 25 The Periocardium and Pericardial Disease Chapter 26 Pulmonary Arterial and Systemic Arterial Hypertension Chapter 27 Diagnosis and Treatment of Arrhythmias (Dysrhythmias) Chapter 28 Syncope Chapter 29 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias Chapter 30 Interventional Antiarrhythmic Therapy Chapter 31 Thromboembolic Disease Chapter 32 The Effects of Systemic Disease on the Cardiovascular System