• This new volume of the Pet owner educational atlas collection on the cardiorespiratory system of dogs and cats pursues the same objective as the previous books: helping veterinary surgeons to communicate with pet owners. In addition, as its contents are focused on one single system, the specificity of the topics addressed will also help veterinary practitioners to consolidate and broaden their knowledge.

  • 1. Anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system

    Heart anatomy

    Conduction system 

    Circulatory system

    2. Congenital cardiovascular diseases

    Subaortic stenosis

    Pulmonary stenosis

    Patent ductus arteriosus

    Ventricular septal defect (VSD)

    Atrial septal defect (ASD)

    Reverse shunts

    Mitral and tricuspid valve dysplasia

    Tetralogy of Fallot

    Persistent right aortic arch

    Cor triatriatum sinister and dexter

    3. Acquired heart diseases

    Acquired valvular diseases

    Chronic valvular degeneration

    Infectious endocarditis

    Myocardial diseases of the dog

    Canine dilated cardiomyopathy

    Boxer arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

    Myocarditis

    Myocardial diseases of the cat

    Feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

    Feline restrictive cardiomyopathy

    Feline dilated cardiomyopathy

    Feline arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

    Pericardial diseases and heart tumours

    Pericardial effusion

    Peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia

    Heart tumours

    Heartworms

    Heartworm disease

    Angiostrongylosis caused by Angiostrongylus vasorum

    Miscellaneous cardiovascular diseases

    Pulmonary hypertension

    Systemic hypertension

    Main cardiac arrhythmias

    Respiratory sinus arrhythmia

    Atrial fibrillation

    Premature ventricular contractions

    Atrioventricular blocks

    Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

    4. Anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system

    Physiological anatomy of the respiratory system

    5. Diseases of the respiratory system

    Nasal diseases

    Acute feline upper respiratory tract disease

    Fungal rhinitis: feline nasal cryptococcosis

    Fungal rhinitis: nasal aspergillosis in dogs

    Feline chronic rhinosinusitis

    Canine lymphoplasmacytic rhinitis

    Feline nasopharyngeal polyps

    Tumours of the nasal cavity

    Nasal foreign body

    Brachycephalic syndrome

    Diseases of the airways

    Laryngeal paralysis

    Laryngitis

    Tumours of the larynx and trachea

    Tracheal collapse

    Infectious tracheobronchitis

    Primary ciliary dyskinesia

    Canine chronic bronchitis

    Feline asthma/bronchitis

    Diseases of the lung parenchyma

    Bacterial pneumonia

    Aspiration pneumonia

    Viral pneumonia

    Fungal pneumonia

    Eosinophilic bronchopneumonia

    Pulmonary fibrosis

    Pulmonary oedema

    Bronchial and pulmonary tumours

    Lung lobe torsion

    Pulmonary thromboembolism

    Pulmonary parasites

    Diseases of the pleura and mediastinum

    Pneumothorax and neumomediastinum

    Diaphragmatic hernia

    Transudative pleural effusion

    Pyothorax

    Chylothorax

    Haemothorax

    Pleural and mediastinal neoplasms

  • Germán Santamarina Pernas

    Degree and PhD in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) and Professor of Medical Pathology at the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Lugo, USC. AVEPA (Spanish association of small animal veterinary practitioners) certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology.
    He has been a visiting scholar in Cardiology and Internal Medicine at the schools of veterinary medicine of the universities of Davis (USA), Bologne (Italy), Alfort (France) and Lyon (France).
    He works as a veterinary clinician at the Internal Medicine Service of the Rof Codina Veterinary Teaching Hospital, where he is the head of the Cardiology Unit.

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