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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Canine Heart Disease.cmap.cmap, TREATMENT COMMON CONDITIONS Hyperthyroidism with myocardial failure and secondary DCM, DRUGS There are many different drugs that are used to treat heart disease and heart failure in dogs and cats. The medications chosen will depend upon the type of heart disease present, the overall health of your dog or cat and the severity of the disease. These are a few of the most commonly used. DIGOXIN AND DIGITOXIN, elevated left atrial pressure results in elevated pulmonary capillary pressures if the elevation is high enough (ie, ᡌ mm Hg) cardiogenic pulmonary edema (ie, left heart failure), common heart diseases dogs Valvular degeneration, chronic increase in left atrial size and pressure can also result in left atrial rupture and acute cardiac tamponade, often resulting in death. most common clinical signs Decreased energy Cough Syncope, MEDICATIONS TO CONTROL BLOOD PRESSURE ???? ACE inhibitors, Atenolol, Amlodipine, Valvular degeneration Tricuspid severe regurgitation, Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (most common) what is it increase in the thickness of the muscular wall of the heart. This reduces the volume of blood within the heart and also prevents the heart muscle relaxing properly between contractions., TREATMENT COMMON CONDITIONS Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Valvular degeneration what is it nodular thickening of the cardiac valve leaflets or cusps, most severely at their tips, common heart diseases cats link, DIURETICS ???? Used to remove the excess fluid build up that results from heart failure., DRUGS There are many different drugs that are used to treat heart disease and heart failure in dogs and cats. The medications chosen will depend upon the type of heart disease present, the overall health of your dog or cat and the severity of the disease. These are a few of the most commonly used. MEDICATIONS THAT REDUCE BLOOD CLOTTING AND PREVENT ARTERIAL THROMBOEMBOLISM, Atrial Fibrillation Quinidine: Protein bound;displace Digoxin HOVER, Valvular degeneration Mitral elevated left atrial pressure results in elevated pulmonary capillary pressures, DRUGS There are many different drugs that are used to treat heart disease and heart failure in dogs and cats. The medications chosen will depend upon the type of heart disease present, the overall health of your dog or cat and the severity of the disease. These are a few of the most commonly used. SUPPLEMENTS, right heart failure (most commonly ascites in dogs) most common clinical signs Decreased energy Cough Syncope, Chronic Valve disease HOVER Severe Valvular Insufficiency Hydralazine 1-3mg/kg PO bid Nitroprusside 1-10ug/kg/min CRI in D5W HOVER FOR INFO, Goals to treat heart failure involves Increase survival time Reduce symptoms Normalize tissue perfusion Improve heart as a pump Maintain BP Decrease amt of oedema/effusions Decrease compensatory mechanisms, DRUGS There are many different drugs that are used to treat heart disease and heart failure in dogs and cats. The medications chosen will depend upon the type of heart disease present, the overall health of your dog or cat and the severity of the disease. These are a few of the most commonly used. MEDICATIONS TO CONTROL BLOOD PRESSURE