Anesthesia for patients with cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular disease in cats and dogs is common and anesthesia in these patients can be challenging. In order to ensure the best patient care, the anesthetist must be intimately familiar with pathophysiology of cardiac disease as well as detailed pharmacological aspects of various analgesic and anesthetic drugs.

• To review common cardiovascular diseases in cats in dogs presenting for anesthesia
• To review pharmacology of anesthetic and analgesic drugs as it relates to cardiovascular system
• To review anesthetic considerations in patients with cardiovascular disease