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Prof Giulio Menciotti: 3-dimensional echocardiography

Message our hosts, Kieran and Jose. In the 2020s, 3-dimensional echocardiography has become increasingly important for accurate planning of interventional and hybrid sur

Prof Ronald Li: anti-thrombotic drugs and managing ATE

Message our hosts, Kieran and Jose. Arterial thromboembolism in cats is one of the most challenging presentations that we encounter in veterinary cardiology - sudden ons

Prof Brianna Potter: transoesophageal echocardiography

Message our hosts, Kieran and Jose. Transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE, or TEE if you're of the American English persuasion!) is an increasingly accessible imag

Prof Ryan Fries: advanced imaging in feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Message our hosts, Kieran and Jose. Are you confident in making a diagnosis of feline HCM? We used to think so too... listen to Prof Ryan Fries, from the University of I

Prof Tommaso Vezzosi: the assessment of mitral regurgitation severity in dogs

Message our hosts, Kieran and Jose. Mitral regurgitation is one of the most common pathologies in veterinary cardiology, yet most cardiologists do not feel confident in

Cardiomyopathy in humans and cats: LIVE from the Cambridge Festival 2026

Message our hosts, Kieran and Jose. We estimate that 1 in 7 cats have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, compared to 1 in 500 humans. In a number of ways, both species share s

London Vet Show LIVE: Cardiology in Primary Care Practice

Message our hosts, Kieran and Jose. Cardiology is one of the more accessible disciplines for primary care vets, but still poses a number of important challenges for the

Cardiology Controversies 2, with Mark Rishniw

Message our hosts, Kieran and Jose. In the finale of The Animal Heartbeat Season 3, Kieran and Jose are once again joined by Dr Mark Rishniw. Double-boarded in Cardiolog

Cardiology Controversies 1 with Mark Rishniw

Message our hosts, Kieran and Jose. In the first part of our very special, two-part Animal Heartbeat Season 3 finale, Kieran and Jose are joined by Dr Mark Rishniw. Doub

Veterinary Specialism, with Dr Julie Rosser, CEO of the European Board of Veterinary Specialisation

Message our hosts, Kieran and Jose. On Season 3 of The Animal Heartbeat, we have been privileged to be joined by a number of cardiology icons - legends in their field. A

The Animal Heartbeat: our favourite papers of 2025

Message our hosts, Kieran and Jose. This week, our hosts Jose and Kieran bring you a discussion of their favourite scientific papers published in 2025. If you are intere

Cardiology icons 7: Prof John Bonagura on advancing veterinary echocardiography

Message our hosts, Kieran and Jose. Season 3 of The Animal Heartbeat is all about the Veterinary Cardiology Icons - those who walk among us as legends of the veterinary

Cardiology icons 6: Prof Kate Meurs on the genetics of heart disease

Message our hosts, Kieran and Jose. Season 3 of The Animal Heartbeat is all about the Veterinary Cardiology Icons - those who walk among us as legends of the veterinary

Cardiology icons 5: Mike Martin on interventional cardiology training and quality improvement

Message our hosts, Kieran and Jose. Season 3 of The Animal Heartbeat is all about the Veterinary Cardiology Icons - those who walk among us as legends of the veterinary

Cardiology icons 4: Prof Robert Hamlin on key cardiology topics in 50-years as a veterinarian

Message our hosts, Kieran and Jose. Season 3 of The Animal Heartbeat is all about the Veterinary Cardiology Icons - those who walk among us as legends of the veterinary

Cardiology icons 3: Dr Phil Fox on feline cardiomyopathy

Message our hosts, Kieran and Jose. Season 3 of The Animal Heartbeat is all about the Veterinary Cardiology Icons - those who walk among us as legends of the veterinary

Cardiology icons 2: Prof Chris Orton on mechanisms of mitral valve disease and trans catheter edge-to-edge repair

Message our hosts, Kieran and Jose. Season 3 of The Animal Heartbeat is all about the Veterinary Cardiology Icons - those who walk among us as legends of the veterinary

Cardiology icons 1: Prof. Sydney Möise on cardiac arrhythmias

Message our hosts, Kieran and Jose. Season 3 of The Animal Heartbeat is all about the Veterinary Cardiology Icons - those who walk among us as legends of the veterinary

Artificial Intelligence in Human and Veterinary Cardiology - Live from the Cambridge Festival

Message our hosts, Kieran and Jose. Our Animal Heartbeat live panel discussion in 2025 covers the topic of artificial intelligence and its use in veterinary and human pa

Top Tips from Two Seasons of The Animal Heartbeat (Live from SPCAV Congress 2025)

Message our hosts, Kieran and Jose. Join Kieran and Jose as guests of the Portuguese Society of Veterinary Cardiology 2025 Congress, where we reflect on the past two sea