Aortic, mitral valves most likely sites for age-related degenerative pathology
Nov 1, 2009
By:Michelle Henry Barton, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM
Subclinical valvular heart disease is relatively common in middle-aged to older horses and is caused primarily by thickening of the valves from myxomatous degeneration. Aortic and mitral valve insufficience are discussed.
 |
This diagnostic test for IAD is relatively easy for practitioners to perform in the field
Nov 1, 2008
By:Michelle Henry Barton, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM
A BAL should not be performed on a horse with overt respiratory distress, tachycardia or pulmonary hypertension.
|
Physical signs can provide early clues for veterinarian in the field
May 1, 2008
By:Michelle Henry Barton, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM
Septicemia, defined as the systemic reaction caused by the presence of microorganisms or their toxins in the blood, often is cited as the most common reason for illness and death in the neonatal period.
|
Feb 1, 2008
By:Michelle Henry Barton, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM
It would be highly unusual for clinically significant cardiac disease to be present in a horse without a change in the heart rate, rhythm or the presence of a murmur.
|
| 
Featuring Information from:
