The present book “Heart failure in Animals: Current Concepts” is an endeavour to provide comprehensive information about structure and functions of the heart, current concepts in etiopathogenesis of heart failure, updated diagnostic modalities appropriate to heart failure, therapeutic interventions, new pharmacological agents and dietary considerations in heart failure of dogs.

Description of related syndromes like syncope, shock and cardiac arrest has widened the horizon. Chapters on heart failure in feline, ruminant, equine, leporine, pet avian, ferret and man have given a comparative outlook of heart failure in these species and have broadened the utility and scope of the book to veterinary students, researchers, specialist in veterinary medicine as well as practitioners in equipping them to handle heart failure cases in a more effective and rational way.

Contents:

Section-1: Structure and Functions of the Heart

   1.Structure and Function of the Heart

Section 2: Heart Failure in Canine

   2.Heart Failure in Canine

   3.Oxygen Therapy

   4.Anorexia in Heart Failure

   5.Dietary Considerations in Heart Failure

   6.Cardiac Arrest

   7.Shock

   8.Syncope

   9.Drugs in the Management of Heart Failure

Section 3: Heart Failure in Other Animals and Man

10.Heart Failure in Feline

11.Heart Failure in Ruminant

12.Heart Failure in Equine

13.Heart Failure in Leporine

14.Heart Failure in Pet Avian

15.Heart Failure in Ferret

16.Heart Failure in Man