Case Studies In Cardiothoracic Medicine

1. CARDIAC CASE STUDIES Acquired heart disease Case 1. Myxomatous mitral valve disease Case 2. Dilated cardiomyopathy Case 3. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Case 4. Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy Case 5. Cardiac haemangiosarcoma Case 6. Heart base tumour Case 7. Infective endocarditis Arrhythmias Case 8. Ventricular tachycardia Case 9. Supraventricular tachycardia Case 10. Third-degree atrioventricular block Case 11. Sick sinus syndrome Congenital heart disease Case 12. Pulmonic stenosis Case 13. Subaortic stenosis Case 14. Patent ductus arteriosus Case 15. Ventricular septal defect Case 16. Tricuspid valve dysplasia Case 17. Mitral valve dysplasia Case 18. Tetralogy of Fallot Case 19. Atrioventricular septal defect Case 20. Cor triatriatum dexter Case 21. Divided left atrium 2. RESPIRATORY CASE STUDIES Pulmonary disease Case 22. Feline asthma Case 23. Bronchial foreign body Case 24. Aspiration pneumonia Case 25. Eosinophilic bronchopneumopathy Case 26. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Case 27. Pneumocystic pneumonia. Pneumocystis carinii Case 28. Parasitic pneumonia. Angiostrongylus vasorum Pleural disease Case 29. Spontaneous pneumothorax Case 30. Idiopathic chylothorax Mediastinal disease Case 31. Thymoma Case 32. Vascular ring anomalies. Persistent right aortic arch BIBLIOGRAPHY

This book covers an extensive range of real-life patient journeys, using gold standard imaging techniques and in-depth discussion around treatment and patient outcomes. These case studies will allow readers to improve their general cardiorespiratory knowledge, learn the value of basic echocardiographic measurements, and see what cutting-edge treatments are possible for a range of disorders.

Kieran Borgeat
Kieran is an American, European, and RCVS recognised specialist in veterinary cardiology. After graduating from the University of Bristol, UK, with an intercalated degree in Veterinary Science, he worked in general practice and achieved the RCVS Certificate in Veterinary Cardiology. He completed his specialist training at the Royal Veterinary College in London.

He is currently clinical lead in cardiology at Langford Vets, University of Bristol. He also works as a cardiology consultant for the VetCT Telemedicine Hospital and is examiner for the cardiology modules of the RCVS Cert-AVP.

He has spoken internationally on cardiology and interventional radiology and is involved in continuing education initiatives. He has pioneered the use of transpulmonic stents in complex congenital heart disease and was lead author of the first veterinary case report to be published by the American Society of Echocardiography. He has a strong interest in feline heart disease, inherited heart disease, and congenital heart disease in cats and dogs.

Raquel Salgüero Fernández
Raquel is a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging and a recognised specialist in diagnostic imaging by the RCVS and by the Spanish Small Animal Veterinary Association (AVEPA).

She graduated in veterinary medicine from the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain, and did two internships in referral hospitals in the UK. She undertook a residency in diagnostic imaging at the University of Cambridge, obtaining her diploma of the ECVDI. After working as a radiologist in several referral hospitals in the UK, she was in charge of the diagnostic imaging department at the Puchol veterinary hospital in Madrid.

She is now an assistant professor at the Complutense University of Madrid, collaborates with Puchol veterinary hospital, and is a consultant teleradiologist.

Raquel has written several publications in national and international journals and has participated in several imaging courses. She has experience in all the diagnostic imaging modalities in small animals and has a special interest in neuroimaging, thoracic and abdominal ultrasound, and CT angiography.