Cardiology
Just as in humans, heart disease is commonly found in dogs and cats. Fortunately, at Long Island Veterinary Specialists, you have access to a team of veterinary specialists with advanced training in cardiology, so we’re able to offer comprehensive diagnostic services and treatment options for cardiac-related conditions in pets.
Most cardiac conditions can be medically managed
Getting Started
Cardiac conditions found in pets
- Arrhythmias (heart rhythm disorders)
- Cardiomyopathy (disease of the heart muscle which includes dilated, hypertrophic, restricted and unclassified forms)
- Congenital disorders of the heart and great vessels
- Congestive heart failure
- Heart-base tumors
- Heartworm disease
- Pericardial disorders (disease of the covering of the heart and great vessels)
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Syncope (fainting)
- Systemic hypertension
- Thromboembolic disease
- Valvular disease (congenital and acquired/degenerative disorders of heart valves)
Cardiology services offered at LIVS
At LIVS, we offer a wide range of today’s most advanced diagnostic resources and treatment options for cardiac disease in dogs and cats:
State-of-the-art diagnostic modalities, including:
- Color-flow Doppler ultrasonography (echocardiography)
- Helical computed tomography (CT)
- Digital radiography
- Fluoroscopy
- Electrocardiography (ECG) to assess heart rhythms
- Holter recording (a mobile continuous ECG recording system)
- Blood pressure measurement
- Contrast imaging studies of the heart and associated vessels
Leading-edge treatments for heart disease, including:
- Medical management, including medications and lifestyle changes
- Minimally invasive as well as conventional cardiovascular surgical procedures
To learn more, call us at (516) 501-1700.
Cardiology Staff
Jonathan Goodwin, DVM, MS
Dip. ACVIM (Cardiology)
Cardiology
Joshua W. Tumulty, DVM
Dip. ACVIM (Internal Medicine)
Internal Medicine, Radioiodine Therapy (I-131)