Heart Failure in Animals: Current Concepts

Contents: Section-1: Structure and Functions of the Heart. 1. Structure and function of the heart. Section 2: Heart Failure in Canine. 2. Heart failure in canine. 3. Oxygen therapy. 4. Anorexia in heart failure. 5. Dietary considerations in heart failure. 6. Cardiac arrest. 7. Shock. 8. Syncope. 9. Drugs in the management of heart failure. Section 3: Heart Failure in Other Animals and Man. 10. Heart failure in feline. 11. Heart failure in ruminant. 12. Heart failure in equine. 13. Heart failure in leporine. 14. Heart failure in pet avian. 15. Heart failure in ferret. 16. Heart failure in man. The present book 'Heart failure in Animals: Current Concepts' is an endeavour to provide comprehensive information about structure and functions of the heart, current concepts in etiopathogenesis of heart failure, updated diagnostic modalities appropriate to heart failure, therapeutic interventions, new pharmacological agents and dietary considerations in heart failure of dogs. Description of related syndromes like syncope, shock and cardiac arrest has widened the horizon. Chapters on heart failure in feline, ruminant, equine, leporine, pet avian, ferret and man have given a comparative outlook of heart failure in these species and have broadened the utility and scope of the book to veterinary students, researchers, specialist in veterinary medicine as well as practitioners in equipping them to handle heart failure cases in a more effective and rational way.