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Originally Posted by AKA_Monet
That would be a WONDERFUL selection!!!  That's my area of expertise. But, I ONLY know the research end of it and not the clinical diagnosis end. It would be VERY nice to work out the imaging technology on the hearts of all animals and the genetic differences between the animals--especially the developmental or the stem regeneration of them... It is not "translatable" as one thinks it is from the research to human clinical trials...
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Yep. Thanks AKA_Monet. I talked to my boss yesterday morning. He was gone all day Monday for surgeries. I asked the general vet who was there though, and she thought it was a good specialty to go into. When I did talk to him, he thought it was a good choice too. When I first started there I told him that I wanted to eventually have my own practice. He said that about 10% of domestic animals have some kind of heart disease, so it would be good for me.
I didn't know you were an expert in that area. Wow! Small world huh?
Well, I know who I can come to for questions when I'm stumped at 3am.
Yep. It's very different. Well, they don't have atherosclerosis and the type of heart attacks that afflict people. In animals the problem is usually a weak heart muscle, with enlargement of one or both sides of the heart. Sometimes there's inadequate heart valve action or a rhythm that's too quick or to slow. Like in humans, cholesterol is really not a factor.
At work we generally look to see if there's a bluish discoloration of the tongue and gums during or after exercise. Sometimes there may be heavy breathing, wheezing, those sort of things which are signs of heart problems.