Doctors of the Cardiology Service
Advancing the care of the cardiology patient through clinical research
is advancing care in the area of familial cardiac diseases with an
emphasis on feline and canine cardiomyopathy. Genetic screening of Maine
Coon cats for a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy mutation can be performed by
submission of a buccal swab:
www.vetmed.wsu.edu/deptsvcgl/
is advancing the understanding of debilitating congestive heart failure
by evaluating adaptive mechanisms in other species and understanding how the
heart chambers work together in health and disease.
Last Edited: May 28, 2009 8:58 AM
