Geriatric heart diseases in dogs

Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2005 May;35(3):597-615. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2005.01.003.

Abstract

A discussion of the diagnosis and therapy of heart disease in an aged pet does not differ significantly from that in a pet of any age. Mitral regurgitation constitutes by far the most important geriatric heart disease, and the selection of drugs to treat heart disease of aging pets is based on identification of specific pathologic features (eg, atrial fibrillation, left atrial enlargement) for which each aspect of treatment (eg, diuretics, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, spironolactone) is specific.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Aging / pathology*
  • Aging / physiology*
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Animals
  • Diuretics / therapeutic use
  • Dog Diseases / diagnosis
  • Dog Diseases / drug therapy
  • Dog Diseases / pathology*
  • Dogs
  • Echocardiography / veterinary
  • Electrocardiography / veterinary
  • Heart Diseases / diagnosis
  • Heart Diseases / drug therapy
  • Heart Diseases / pathology
  • Heart Diseases / veterinary*
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / drug therapy
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / epidemiology
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / veterinary
  • Vasodilator Agents / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Diuretics
  • Vasodilator Agents