Contributors
Preface
Sect. 1 Physiology and Pathophysiology
1 Ventricular Function 1
2 Control of Cardiovascular Function: Physiology and Pharmacology 15
3 Cardiac Responses to Exercise and Training 32
4 Pathophysiology of Heart Failure 47
5 Electrophysiology and Arrhythmiogenesis 51
Sect. 2 Diagnostic Methods
6 Auscultation 71
7 Two-dimensional and M-mode Echocardiography 93
8 Doppler Echocardiography 117
9 Transoesphageal Echocardiography 135
10 Electrocardiography and Echocardiography in the Exercising Horse 150
11 Heart Rate Variability 161
Sect. 3 Clinical Problems in Equine Cardiology
12 Arrhythmias 177
13 Cardiac Murmurs: Congenital Heart Disease 210
14 Cardiac Murmurs: Acquired Valvular Disease 233
15 Fever: Endocarditis and Pericarditis 256
16 Collapse 268
17 Heart Failure 289
18 Cardiovascular Emergencies Associated with Anaesthesia 312
Index 326