VCSG performs procedures such as echocardiogram and electrocardiogram to evaluate the heart. When necessary, interventional procedures may be performed to correct congenital abnormalities.
COMMON HEART PROBLEMS TREATED BY CARDIOLOGY:
- Degenerative valve disease (leaky valves)
- Heart muscle disease (cardiomyopathies)
- Congenital abnormalities (problems present from birth)
- Arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythms)
- Heart tumors
- Common signs of heart disease in animals:
- Coughing
- Difficult, labored breathing
- Difficulty exercising
- Passing out
- Dragging the hind limbs (in cats)
