Publications by authors named "Kirstie Barrett"
Objective: To determine whether left atrial decompression (LAD) would reduce left atrial pressure (LAP) in dogs with advanced myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) and left-sided congestive heart failure (CHF) and to describe the LAD procedure and hemodynamic alterations and complications.
Animals: 17 dogs with advanced MMVD and left-sided CHF that underwent LAD.
Procedures: The medical record database was retrospectively reviewed for all LAD procedures attempted in dogs with MMVD and left-sided CHF between October 2018 and June 2019.
Article Synopsis
- The EPIC study monitored dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) to observe how they develop congestive heart failure (CHF).
- It compared clinical and radiographic changes in dogs that developed CHF against those that did not, analyzing factors like heart rate and respiratory rate.
- Key findings showed that dogs approaching CHF had significant increases in respiratory rates and heart rates, along with decreases in body weight and temperature, highlighting respiratory rates as crucial indicators of CHF onset.
Case Description: A 6-month-old intact female Maltese dog was presented for acute onset of syncope.
Clinical Findings: The dog was presented for collapse upon excitement and exercise. It collapsed at discharge and suffered cardiopulmonary arrest.
Wide-complex tachycardia associated with severe hyperkalemia in three cats.
J Feline Med Surg
December 2006
The well recognized cardiac effects of severe hyperkalemia include progressive rhythm and conduction disturbances such as bradycardia, spiked and narrow T waves, widening QRS complex, widening and flattening P wave, disappearance of the P wave, and cardiac arrest. Paradoxically, a heart rate greater than 200 beats/min may coexist with hyperkalemia in some cats. This report describes three cats with moderate to severe hyperkalemia and concurrent rapid heart rate.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine signalment, clinical signs, diagnostic findings, treatment, and outcome for cats with atrial fibrillation (AF).
Design: Retrospective study.
Animals: 50 cats.