A Cat Is Checked for Heart Disease during a Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Screening (IMAGE)

Morris Animal Foundation

A Cat Is Checked for Heart Disease during a Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Screening

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This new, two-minute screening technique could help save cats from dying prematurely of heart disease. Developed by Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, the protocol can be used by veterinarians in general practice to increase detection of cardiac issues in cats that aren't outwardly showing signs of disease.

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Dr. Elizabeth Rozanski, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University

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