Pericardial disease in dogs and cats

Cardiology | ECC | 53 mins

Pericardial effusion is the most common pericardial disease in dogs and cats. The clinical presentation of patients suffering from acute and chronic pericardial effusion differs substantially. Syncope or collapse is fairly common in patients presenting with acute cardiac tamponade and is reported in up to 50% of canine patients with echocardiography evidence of effusion. Pericardial effusion is usually secondary to congestive heart failure in feline patients. Pericardial fluid analysis is often performed after pericardiocentesis and is occasionally helpful in determining aetiology. Therapeutic pericardiocentesis is essential for the stabilization of patients suffering from cardiac tamponade and for definitive therapy in patients with infectious pericarditis.

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Liz Bode

Director, Cardiology Specialist

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Liz graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2006. After spending some time carrying out voluntary work with SPANA, Liz took up a job in mixed practice in East Yorkshire. Shortly after this, Liz completed an internship at the University of Cambridge and solidified her love for all things cardio. She subsequently embarked on a PhD at the University of Manchester looking at cellular calcium handling in heart failure and ageing and was awarded her doctorate in 2013. After another spell in small animal practice Liz completed her residency in cardiology at the University of Edinburgh in 2017. Following her residency she worked at the University of Liverpool as a senior lecturer in small animal cardiology. More recently, she was awarded Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy and has taken on the role of Module Co-ordinator for the CertAVP cardiology modules at the University of Liverpool. She currently works at Chestergates Veterinary Specialists in the UK. In 2022 she was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (FRCVS) for her meritorious contribution to clinical practice.

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