The lecture will review the common forms of feline heart disease with a concentration on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the most common form of heart disease in cats. Common clinical signs and diagnostic tests will be reviewed. There will also be a presentation of commonly used drugs to treat feline heart disease.”
Dr. John Rush is a graduate of The Ohio State University, and he has been a faculty member at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University for over 30 years. He is a diplomate of both ACVIM (Cardiology) and ACVECC, and he currently is a Professor at Tufts. He helped devise the Tufts at Tech Community Veterinary Clinic in Worcester, MA. His research interests include cardiac biomarkers, cardiovascular drugs, and dietary interventions for cardiac disease. He has over 190 peer-reviewed publications in veterinary journals on various topics in cardiology and emergency/critical care medicine.
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