Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Left-sided congestive heart failure in dogs: treatment and monitoring of emergency patients.
- Journal:
- Compendium (Yardley, PA)
- Year:
- 2008
- Authors:
- Erling, Peter & Mazzaferro, Elisa M
- Affiliation:
- Wheat Ridge Veterinary Specialists · United States
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
As clinicians' knowledge about congestive heart failure (CHF) improves, so does the ability to treat and monitor patients with this condition. Initiating effective treatment at an early stage of cardiac disease may prevent or delay progression of CHF, thereby enabling the most favorable long-term outcome. This paper focuses on the treatment and monitoring of animals that present with clinical signs related to decompensation despite therapy or to previously undiagnosed CHF.
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