1st Edition 2022

Copyright Year  2022

ISBN Number 9780323848909

Edition Number 1

Book

In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. Michael Pees brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Cardiology. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as comparative and functional anatomy of the sauropsid heart, heart diseases in reptiles, heart disease diagnosis and therapy in pet birds, ferret cardiology, and more.

Key Features

Contains 10 relevant, practice-oriented topics including spectral-CT contrast study: demonstration of the avian cardiovascular anatomy and function; histopathological findings in the cardiovascular system of psittacidae in routine diagnostics; more.

Provides in-depth clinical reviews on cardiology in exotic animal practice, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.

Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cardiology

Michael Pees

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Copyright

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ii

Contributors

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iii-v

Contents

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vii-ix

Editorial

Cardiology in Exotic Pets: Challenges and Evolution

Michael Pees

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xi-xii

Review article

Comparative and Functional Anatomy of the Ectothermic Sauropsid Heart

1. Matthias Starck,

Jeanette Wyneken

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p337-366

The Amphibian Heart

Silvana Schmidt-Ukaj,

Michaela Gumpenberger,

Annika Posautz,

Verena Strauss

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p367-382

Heart Diseases in Reptiles

DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY

Lionel Schilliger

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p383-407

Heart Disease in Pet Birds – Diagnostic Options

Konicek Cornelia,

Maria-E. Krautwald-Junghanns

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p409-433

A Spectral Computed Tomography Contrast Study

DEMONSTRATION OF THE AVIAN CARDIOVASCULAR ANATOMY AND FUNCTION

Rachel Franziska Hein,

Ingmar Kiefer,

Michael Pees

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p435-451

Histopathological Findings in the Cardiovascular System of Psittacidae in Routine Diagnostics

Kathrin Jäger,

Argiñe Cerezo-Echevarria,

Andres Pohl,

Jens Straub,

Dominik Fischer,

Heike Aupperle-Lellbach

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p453-467

Cardiovascular Diseases in Pet Birds

THERAPEUTIC OPTIONS AND CHALLENGES

Brenna Colleen Fitzgerald

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p469-501

Cardiology in Rodents, Rabbits, and Small Exotic Mammals—Diagnostic Workup

Vladimir Jekl,

Carlos F. Agudelo,

Karel Hauptman

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p503-524

Cardiology in Rabbits and Rodents–Common Cardiac Diseases, Therapeutic Options, and Limitations

Kerstin Müller,

Elisabetta Mancinelli

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p525-540

Ferret Cardiology

Yvonne R.A. van Zeeland,

Nico J. Schoemaker

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p541-562

Author Information

Edited by Michael Pees, Prof. Dr. med. vet. habil, Prodekan Veterinärmedizinische Fakultät der Universität Leipzig, Diplomate European College of Zoological Medicine (avian, herp), Fachtierarzt für Geflügel, ZB Zier-, Zoo- u. Wildvögel; Reptilien; Wirtschaftsgeflügel, Universität Leipzig