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Product Description Covering both classical modalities of echocardiography and newer techniques, Clinical Echocardiography of the Dog and Cat shows how to assess, diagnose, and treat canine and feline heart disease.A clinical approach demonstrateshow these modalities may be used to acquire images, and then how you can recognize and identify patterns, relate them to different diseases, and manage patient care with those findings. The print book includes a companion website with 50 videos of cardiac ultrasound exams and procedures. Written by veterinary cardiology specialists and echocardiographers Eric de Madron, Valerie Chetboul, and Claudio Bussadori, this indispensable echocardiology resource is ideal for general practitioner veterinarians as well as specialists, including cardiologists and radiologists. Dedicated coverage of canine and feline echocardiography emphasizes a more in-depth discussion of cardiac ultrasound, including the newest ones such as Tissue Doppler and speckle tracking imaging, and transesophageal and 3D echocardiography. A practical, clinical approach shows how these echocardiographic modalities are not just research tools, but useful in diagnosing and staging heart disease in day-to-day practice. Book plus website consolidates offers current information into a single cohesive source covering classical modalities and newer techniques, as well as updates relating to normal echocardiographic examinations and values. 50 videos on the companion website demonstrate how to perform echocardiography procedures, illustrating points such as swirling volutes, color flow display of blood flows, dynamic collapses secondary to pericardial effusion, and tumors flicking in and out of the echocardiographic field. A section on presurgical assessment helps you assess risk and prepare for catheter-based correction of cardiac defects ― accurate measurements and proper device selection are key to a successful procedure. Over 400 full-color illustrations and 42 summary tables help you achieve precise, high-quality imaging for accurate assessment, including photographs of cadaver animal specimens to clarify the relationship between actual tissues in health and disease and their images. Review "this book is highly valuable to all veterinarians with an interest in cardiology" About the Author Éric de Madron est docteur vétérinaire, DVM, diplômé de l¿American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM, cardiologie) et de l¿European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ECVIM-CA, médecine interne). Il est cardiologue et interniste à l¿hôpital vétérinaire Alta Vista (Ottawa, Canada). Valérie Chetboul est docteur vétérinaire, agrégée de pathologie médicale, diplômée de l’European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ECVIM-CA, cardiologie), docteur es-sciences et titulaire d’une habilitation à diriger les recherches. Elle est professeur de cardiologie et directrice de l’unité de cardiologie de l'Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, responsable de l’imagerie cardiovasculaire ultrasonore à l’Inserm U955. Claudio Bussadori est docteur vétérinaire, docteur en médecine, PhD en pathophysiologie cardiovasculaire, diplômé de l¿European College of Veterinary Internal Medecine (ECVIM-CA, cardiologie). Il est directeur de la clinique vétérinaire Gran Sasso (Milan, Italie), chercheur au département de cardiologie pédiatrique de l¿hôpital S. Donato (Milan, Italie).