The Cardiology team at the MSPCA-Angell Boston provides expert care for dogs and cats with heart disease. The team includes board-certified cardiologists and highly skilled veterinary technicians. They offer advanced diagnostics, develop treatment plans, and provide comprehensive follow-up care. In addition, the team offers extensive outpatient hours and cardiac support seven days a week for Angell clients.

Services

Diagnostic Procedures

• Digital radiography
• Outpatient Ambulatory ECG Diagnostic Services

• • 24-hour Event/Holter monitoring
  • Inpatient continuous telemetric ECG recording

• Outpatient and Inpatient Echocardiography

• Clients may remain with their pet during routine outpatient cardiology visits (including the echocardiogram)

• Outpatient and Inpatient Electrocardiography
• Fluoroscopy
• Outpatient and Inpatient Blood Pressure Determination
• Parks Doppler, Dynamap, and Passport
• Pet MAP Doppler blood pressure

Therapeutic Procedures

Full-Service Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

• Balloon dilatation for pulmonic stenosis, aortic stenosis
• Amplatz canine ductal occluder (ACDO) placement
• Coil embolization for patent ductus arteriosus
• Diagnostic cardiac catheterization and angiography

Full-Service Pacemaker Program

• Transvenous pacemaker implantation (temporary, permanent)
• Surgically placed epicardial pacemaker implantation

Cardiac Surgery Program

• Pericardiectomy
• Surgical PDA ligation
• Valvotomy for pulmonic stenosis
• Epicardial pacemaker implantation

Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Program — Thoracoscopy

• Pericardial window for recurrent pericardial effusion
• Exploratory thoracoscopy for idiopathic pleural effusion