The Cardiology service of the Louisiana State University-Veterinary Teaching Hospital and Clinics provides state-of-the-art referral and consultation services for veterinarians and clients seeking diagnostics and therapy for veterinary patients with cardiac disease such as chronic valvular disease, cardiomyopathies, congenital heart disease and cardiac rhythm disturbances. The service is staffed by only board-certified* cardiologists who are trained in advanced electrocardiography, echocardiography, and interventional cardiology (including artificial cardiac pacemaker implantation).

Some of the specific services provided:

    * Electrocardiography: Basic 6 or 12-lead ECG, continuous ECG monitoring and ambulatory (Holter monitor or event recorder) monitoring for diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias.

    * Thoracic radiography: The cardiology service works in coordination with the LSU-VTH&C board-certified radiologists for evaluation and interpretation of radiographic studies involving the cardiovascular system.

    *  Echocardiography: Advanced real-time two and three dimensional imaging with basic and advanced Doppler evaluation (including traditional and tissue Doppler modalities)

    *  Interventional Cardiology: Including, but not limited to artificial pacemaker and/or cardio-defibrillator implantation, medical and direct-current intervention for cardiac tachyarrhythmias (such atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia), cardioangiographic evaluation, balloon valvuloplasty, PDA occlusion and heartworm embolectomy.

*Board-Certification in a specialty of veterinary medicine indicates that the individual has received and completed post-graduate specialty training in an approved residency program and passed a certifying examination.