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., Sisson, D. D., & 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: Feb 11, 2019
• 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