Advances in Animals Cardiac Physiology

A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Clinical Studies".

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Department of Physiotherapy, Universitat de València, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Interests: rabbits; cardiac electrophysiology; training intrinsic cardiac effects in isolated rabbit hearts; local ventricular stretch; pharmacological effects on isolated rabbit hearts
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Department of Physiology, Universitat de València, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Interests: rabbits; cardiac electrophysiology; training intrinsic cardiac effects in isolated rabbit hearts; local ventricular stretch; pharmacological effects on isolated rabbit heart; infarction
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Dear Colleagues,

The heart is a fascinating organ of obvious importance. The degree of evolutionary specialization has led us to find different cardiac characteristics depending on the species. To cite a few examples, we can say that differences in the size of the heart in animals can lead to a higher or lower survival rate in the face of lethal arrhythmias; that cardiac circulation can have different degrees of collateral vasculature depending on the species; that the retrograde sense of conduction can be admitted after external stimulation in some animals; or that the degree of adaptation to physical exercise can be different in each creature. Deepening our knowledge of the heart via its analysis has also required the use of a great variety of techniques and strategies and, therefore, covers a wide field in current research. Physiological knowledge of the heart will help us to clarify traditional doubts and enable us to prevent or treat diseases, abnormalities, embryopathies or discomforts that hinder or prevent the lives of many living beings that accompany us every day at work or at home.

The objective of this Special Issue is to gather the most recent advances in the knowledge of the cardiac physiology of animals in one publication.

Dr. Luis Such-Miquel
Dr. Luis Such Belenguer
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Keywords

  • heart
  • cardiac physiology
  • health
  • training
  • exercise
  • isolated cells

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Case Report
Partial Venous Inflow Occlusion under Mild Hypothermia for Membranectomy in a Dog with Cor Triatriatum Dexter
by Chang-Hwan Moon, Kyung-Min Kim, Won-Jong Lee, Woo-Jin Kim, Seok-Min Lee, Ho-Jung Choi, Hae-Beom Lee, Seong-Mok Jeong and Dae-Hyun Kim
Animals 2023, 13(18), 2921; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13182921 - 14 Sep 2023
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Cor triatriatum dexter (CTD) is an uncommon congenital cardiac anomaly in dogs. This case report describes successful membranectomy for CTD via partial venous inflow occlusion under mild hypothermia in a dog. A 7-month-old intact male mixed-breed dog weighing 20.5 kg presented with a [...] Read more.
Cor triatriatum dexter (CTD) is an uncommon congenital cardiac anomaly in dogs. This case report describes successful membranectomy for CTD via partial venous inflow occlusion under mild hypothermia in a dog. A 7-month-old intact male mixed-breed dog weighing 20.5 kg presented with a history of abdominal distention, lethargy, and anorexia. Clinical examination, radiography, echocardiography, microbubble testing, and computed tomography revealed a remnant right atrium membrane obscuring the venous blood inflow from the vena cava. Considering the potential risk of re-stenosis following interventional treatment, curative resection involving surgical membranectomy via venous inflow occlusion was performed. By performing partial venous inflow occlusion under mild hypothermia (34.5 °C), sufficient time was obtained to explore the defect and resect the remnant membrane. The dog recovered without any complications, and the clinical signs were relieved. This case illustrates that partial venous inflow occlusion under mild hypothermia is feasible for achieving curative resection of cor triatriatum dexter in dogs. Full article
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