Sect. 1 Diagnosis of Heart Disease 1 The History and Physical Examination / Rebecca E. Gompf 3 2 Radiology of the Heart / Curtis G. Schelling 17 3 Electrocardiography / John-Karl Goodwin 43 4 Echocardiography and Doppler Ultrasound / Rosemary A. Henik 71 5 Special Diagnostic Techniques for Evaluation of Cardiac Disease / John-Karl Goodwin 99 Sect. 2 Diseases of the Heart 6 Acquired Valvular Disease / Jonathan A. Abbott 113 7 Canine Cardiomyopathy / Clay A. Calvert 137 8 Feline Cardiomyopathy / Richard D. Kienle 159 9 Cor Pulmonale / Dana G. Allen, Andrew Mackin 197 10 Canine Heartworm Disease / Clay A. Calvert, Clarence A. Rawlings 215 11 Feline Heartworm Disease / Ray Dillon 235 12 Pericardial Disease / Matthew W. Miller 251 13 Cardiac Tumors / Wendy A. Ware 262 14 Congenital Heart Disease / John-Karl Goodwin 273 15 Cardiovascular Disorders in Systemic Diseases / Francis W. K. Smith, Jr., Donald P. Schrope, Carl D. Sammarco 294 16 Systemic Hypertension / Scott A. Brown, Rosemary A. Henik 337 Sect. 3 Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease 17 Pathophysiology and Therapy of Heart Failure / Keith N. Strickland 347 18 Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances / Anthony P. Carr, Larry Patrick Tilley, Michael S. Miller 371 19 Cardiopulmonary Arrest and Resuscitation / David J. Borde, Nishi Dhupa 407 20 Emergency Management and Critical Care / Steven L. Marks 425 21 Anesthesia of the Cardiac Patient / Thomas K. Day 437 App. 1 Recommendations for Diagnosis of Heart Disease and Treatment of Heart Failure in Small Animals International Small Animal Cardiac Health Council 459 App. 2 Canine Breed Predilections for Heart Disease / John-Karl Goodwin 490 App. 3 Common Cardiovascular Drugs / Francis W. K. Smith, Jr. 492