Sessions

The goal of each session is to provide training on a specific area of cardiology. Each session contains an expert interview, splited in sequences and a short quiz.You can watch the whole session or select a specific sequence within the session.

  • Pathophysiology
  • Tips for the practice
  • Diagnostic imaging and tools
  • Treatment
  • Clinical cases
  • Field Study
  • Nurses

Common heart disease in cats

The goal of this session is to present the different types of cardiomyopathy responsible for heart disease in cats and the complications associated with heart disease.

Aldosterone breakthrough in clinical patients

This session presents a study investigating the incidence of aldosterone breakthrough in cardiac dogs and its therapeutical consequences

Dual RAAS blockade in canine heart failure.

The goal of this session is to present and explain the evidence for dual RAAS blockade in canine heart failure.

Pathophysiology of Mitral Valve Disease

The goal of this session is to provide a  summary of the main mechanisms which lead from heart disease to heart failure in dogs

Management of acute Heart Failure in cats

The objective is to explain how to proceed with a cat presented in practice with respiratory distress due to heart failure.

What is the clinical significance of a heart murmur?

The session describes what to do when you hear a murmur at auscultation in a apparently healthy cats.

Breed specificities of canine Dilated Cardiomyopathy

The goal of this session is to explain what is Dilated Cardiomyopathy and give specificities of the disease in main affected breeds.

Compliance and long term treatment: a constant Challenge

The objectives of this section is to provide advices as well as tip and tricks to increase compliance in long term treatment

Clinical examination of the cardiac dog

The goal of this session is to highlight the importance of clinical examination to diagnose cardiac disease and to show the key points to check during the consultation.

Looking Hypertension in the Eye

The goal is to explain the link between hypertension and target organ damages, focusing on the ocular lesions and how to recognise them.

Hypertension and Blood Pressure Assessment in Cats

The objective is to highlight the importance of Blood pressure measurement, giving recommendations for accurate measurement and interpretation of the results.

Diagnosis of canine Dilated Cardiomyopathy

The objective is to present the available diagnostic tests  and their value in the diagnosis of Dilated Cardiomyopathy in dogs.

Thoracic X-Rays: how to proceed technical tips

The goal of this session is to give further practical indications about how to proceed in taking thoracic X-Rays with best positioning.

Key points about biomarkers in cardiac dogs

The goal of this session is to give an update on the main biomarkers in dogs suffering from heart disease.

Echocardiography: Valvular disease and DCM

The goal of this session is to show typical images of the heart in patients suffering from valvular disease or dilated cardiomyopathy.

Echocardiography : Common views

The goal of this session is to provide an illustration of the most common views used for the echocardiographic diagnosis in cardiac patient.

Thoracic X-Ray: Abnormal features

The goal of this session is to provide illustrations of abnormal findings regarding cardiovascular and respiratory systems in cardiac patients.

Thoracic X-Ray: Normal features

The goal of this session is to show normal thoracic radiographs and physiological differences observed between breeds.

Thoracic X-Ray: How to proceed?

The goal of this session is to provide practical advices and explanations to improve the quality of your radiographic images.

Management of Hypertension: Treatment options

This session presents how to manage feline hypertension, giving the most recent data on amlodipine treatment.

Home treatment of the cat with heart disease

The goal of this session is to detail how to manage the home-treatment of a cat with heart disease according to the heart disease stage

A new drug for a dual blockade of the RAAS in cardiac dogs 

This session presents the main clinical benefits and safety data of a new drug combining 2 actives for heart failure treatment in dogs.

Treatment of Dilated Cardiomyopathy

The goal of this session is to provide recommendations (literature + expert opinion) for the treatment of cardiac patients suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy.

Management of Mitral Valve Disease (MVD)

The goal of this session is to provide recommendations (ACVIM consensus + expert opinion) to treat the cardiac patient suffering from MVD.

Cardiac drugs : mechanisms of action

The goal of this session is to provide information on the mode of action of the main drugs prescribed to treat cardiac dogs.

Residency Cardiology Award 2011

Ceva Santé Animale encourages and motivates European students in the area of veterinary cardiology. Ceva has created a Cardiology Award at Internship and Residency levels for the best clinical case presentation. The goal of this award is to develop Interns and Residents scientific methodology and ability to prepare a professional qualitative case study.

DELAY Study

The DELAY study is a multicenter double blind clinical trial.

The hypothesis of the study is that a more complete suppression of the renin angiotensin aldosterone system is able to prolong the asymptomatic phase of the disease in dogs with cardiac enlargment (stage B2 accordingly to ACVIM guidelines).

DELAY STUDY for professional

The DELAY study is a multicenter double blind clinical trial.

The hypothesis of the study is that a more complete suppression of the renin angiotensin aldosterone system is able to prolong the asymptomatic phase of the disease in dogs with cardiac enlargment (stage B2 accordingly to ACVIM guidelines).

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