Advanced Patient Care

The heart of the cardiology service is the ability to perform high quality echocardiographic studies, which means ultrasound examination of the heart and large blood vessels. The echo machine includes advanced functions including 3-dimensional imaging, which allows for more in depth assessment of cardiac structure and function. Other tools available for patient evaluation include EKG, digital radiography, continuous EKG telemetry for hospitalized patients, and 24 hour EKG recording with Holter monitors for outpatient use. Our cardiologist sees patients by appointment, and also through consultation on inpatients, and directly manages some hospitalized cardiac patients as well.

Advanced Patient Care

The heart of the cardiology service is the ability to perform high quality echocardiographic studies, which means ultrasound examination of the heart and large blood vessels. The echo machine includes advanced functions including 3-dimensional imaging, which allows for more in depth assessment of cardiac structure and function. Other tools available for patient evaluation include EKG, digital radiography, continuous EKG telemetry for hospitalized patients, and 24 hour EKG recording with Holter monitors for outpatient use. Our cardiologist sees patients by appointment, and also through consultation on inpatients, and directly manages some hospitalized cardiac patients as well.

The Future of Care

The cardiologist is also able to perform minimally invasive, interventional cardiac surgeries through the use of our digital fluoroscopy machine. This technology allows us to more thoroughly assess various cardiac diseases and enables us to observe the cardiovascular structures in real-time x-ray video. The interventional procedures that we will be offering include:

  • Permanent pacemaker implantation
  • Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) occlusion
  • Pulmonic stenosis balloon valvuloplasty
  • Angiographic evaluation of other congenital heart diseases

Our cardiologist stays abreast of the newest techniques available for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac disease, thus providing our patients with the most advanced therapies available in veterinary medicine. If you believe your pet would benefit from the services provided by the cardiologist at OSVS, please speak to your primary care veterinarian about a referral.