Veterinary Cardiology Referrals
Our Specialist Cardiology team diagnose, treat and manage a full range of complex heart and circulatory system diseases.
Supported by a dedicated Cardiology nursing team, our Cardiologist works together with our team of Specialists across a full range disciplines to ensure the best possible care for each and every patient.
The starting point for each patient presented to our Cardiology team at Eastcott is a detailed consultation and discussion with the owner. Diagnosing the cause of cardiac signs often necessitates further investigations.
Cardiac Conditions
At Eastcott we deal with a wide variety of cardiac problems in both dogs and cats.
The most common conditions encountered include;
- Arrhythmia: Abnormal heart rhythm, skipped beats, missed beats
- Cardiomyopathy
- Fainting: Collapse, dizzy spells, syncope
- Congenital heart disease
- Heart failure
- Heart tumours – cancer
- Holter monitor fitting
- Pericardial effusion – cardiac tamponade
- Heart murmurs
- PDA – patent ductus arteriosus
- Poor exercise tolerance
- Breathing problems
- Pulmonary hypertension
Cardiology Facilities
Cardiac surgery requires very high levels of expertise and aseptic technique in order to minimise the possibility of postoperative infection. At Eastcott our advanced cardiac facilities enable our team to perform investigations and surgeries to the highest level to achieve the best possible patient outcomes.
- Ultrasound
- ECG
- Digital radiography
- Computerised tomography (CT scanning)
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI scanning)
