Saunders Ashley B
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, 4474 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-4474, USA.
Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2012 Jul;42(4):655-68, vi. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2012.04.005. Epub 2012 May 4.
The American Veterinary Medical Association reported 81.7 million cats and 72.1 million dogs in the United States, with more than 10% over 11 years of age. Disorders of the cardiovascular system are one of the most commonly encountered disease entities in the aging pet population. This article reviews the diseases affecting older cats and dogs including how to make the diagnosis and when to treat while keeping in mind the unique aspects of comorbid conditions and polypharmacy situations encountered while managing pets with cardiovascular disease.
美国兽医医学协会报告称，美国有8170万只猫和7210万只狗，其中超过10%的宠物年龄超过11岁。心血管系统疾病是老龄宠物群体中最常见的疾病类型之一。本文综述了影响老年猫和狗的疾病，包括如何进行诊断以及何时进行治疗，同时牢记在管理患有心血管疾病的宠物时遇到的合并症和多种药物治疗情况的独特方面。
