Mastering Anesthesia in Veterinary Patients with Cardiovascular Disease 

Carolyn McKune, DVM, DACVAA

This lesson offers an extensive exploration of cardiovascular disease management in the context of veterinary anesthesia, highlighting the critical considerations, diagnostic tools, and strategies needed to ensure safe and effective anesthetic care. Designed for veterinarians and technicians, the session covers a wide range of cardiovascular conditions, emphasizing the nuances of pre-anesthetic preparation, intraoperative management, and post-anesthetic care.

Through this lecture, participants will be able to:

1. Knowledgably ASA score a patient with cardiac disease.
2. Understand what diagnostics would be ideal to obtain.
3. Build confidence in managing a case with hypertrophy, regurgitation and dilation.
4. Select the appropriate anesthesia protocol for these patients.