Management of incidentally detected heart murmurs in dogs and cats

Cote, E; Edwards, N J; Ettinger, S J; Fuentes, V L; MacDonald, K A; Scansen, B A; Sisson, D D; Abbott, J A

Abstract

A dog or a cat has an incidentally detected heart murmur if the murmur is an unexpected discovery during a veterinary consultation that was not initially focused on the cardiovascular system. This document presents approaches for managing dogs and cats that have incidentally-detected heart murmurs, with an emphasis on murmur characteristics, signalment profiling, and multifactorial decision-making to choose an optimal course for a given patient.

Citation

Cote, E., Edwards, N. J., Ettinger, S. J., Fuentes, V. L., MacDonald, K. A., Scansen, B. A., …Abbott, J. A. (in press). Management of incidentally detected heart murmurs in dogs and cats. Journal of Veterinary Cardiology, 17(4), 245-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2015.05.001

• Journal Article Type: Other
• Acceptance Date: May 11, 2015
• Deposit Date: Feb 4, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 21, 2020
• Journal: Journal of Veterinary Cardiology
• Print ISSN: 1760-2734
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 245-261
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2015.05.001
• Public URL: https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1400865