Manual of Canine and Feline Cardiology

Larry Patrick Tilley, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM is President, VetMedConsultants, Inc. in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dr. Tilley has been one of the foremost consultants and educators in veterinary cardiology for nearly 20 years. He is also well known as the author of the popular book, The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult (the Wiley-Blackwell publication that launched an entire series of 5-minute books) with Dr. Smith. Tilley is a popular presenter at veterinary conferences nationally and internationally. As Dr. Smith's co-founder of CardioPet in 1980, Dr. Tilley has been a driving force behind telemedicine and its development as a service devoted to consultant expertise and continuing education. Francis W.K. Smith, Jr., DVM Diplomate ACVIM is board certified in both internal medicine and cardiology and is a clinical assistant professor at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine. He is Vice-President and co-founder with Dr. Tilley of VetMed Consultants, Inc. Meg Sleeper, VMD, graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania veterinary school in 1993. She is an associate professor of cardiology and served as section chief from 2001 to 2011. Dr. Sleeper has published over 70 peer-reviewed original papers, more than 50 review papers or case reports, and authored 4 books. She has lectured at numerous prestigious conferences, including the American Heart Association and the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Forum, and has coordinated the small animal cardiology section at the AVMA conference since 2009. Dr. Sleeper has trained 18 veterinary cardiologists and joined the University of Florida veterinary school faculty in 2015. She serves on the editorial or review boards of 11 journals and has contributed to the Great Ape Heart Project since 2011, focusing on improving cardiac health in ape species.Professor of Clinical Cardiology, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine.

"...provides a broad overview of small animal veterinary cardiology in an accessible format.... The book’s purpose is to serve as a textbook, meeting the current desire of students and practitioners for easily accessible material that can be used in a time-effective manner.... covers a wide variety of topics in the field of canine and feline cardiology [and] consists of three sections addressing diagnostics tests used in veterinary cardiology, cardiac diseases, and specific therapies.... The book uses bulleting copiously, but generally to good effect, allowing readers to easily parse the text. Figures and tables are effective in the diagnostics and disease sections but are spotty in the treatment section.... Given the breadth of topics addressed, the book provides a good amount of information in an easily accessible format.... I recommend this book to any veterinarian or trainee looking for a good veterinary cardiology reference with a bit more depth than typically provided by a general medicine textbook." Review by Jennifer Reinhart, DVM, PhD, DACVIM(SAIM), DACVCP (University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine), ©Doody's Review Service, 2025.Review of the previous edition: "This book of approximately 450 pages is an excellent review of the current state of the field of small animal cardiology. It is comprehensive and very thorough, up to date, has a scientific approach as well as being clinically oriented and it is very enjoyable to read. This book is an amazing accomplishment in the reviewer's opinion! (...) Boxes with frequently asked questions and key points help the reader to focus on the main issues, and complete this very valuable addition to small animal cardiology. Read it!" - The European Journal of Companion Animal Practice, April 2009

• SECTION 1: DIAGNOSIS OF HEART DISEASE 1. History and Physical Examination2. Radiology of the Heart3. Electrocardiography4. Echocardiography and Doppler Ultrasound5. Special Diagnostic Techniques for the Evaluation of Cardiac DiseaseSECTION 2: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE 6. Acquired Valvular Disease7. Canine Cardiomyopathy8. Feline Cardiomyopathy9. Cor Pulmonale and Pulmonary Thromboembolism10. Heartworm Disease11. Pericardial Disorders and Cardiac Tumors12. Congenital Heart Disease13. Cardiovascular Effects of Systemic Diseases14. Systemic HypertensionSECTION 3: TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE 15. Pathophysiology and Therapy of Heart Failure16. Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances17. Cardiopulmonary Arrest and Resuscitation18. Emergency Management and Critical Care19. Anesthesia of the Cardiac Patient20. Cardiac Surgery21. Pacemaker Therapy22. Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease