Guided steps on echocardiography

Course overview

This course is designed to provide general veterinary practitioners with a solid foundation in small animal echocardiography. By the end of the program, participants will understand the different echocardiographic modes, along with their potential sources of error and limitations, and will be able to obtain the main right and left parasternal views. The course also aims to equip veterinarians with the skills to recognize the primary indications for performing echocardiography and to carry out a basic to intermediate-level assessment in a systematic and consistent manner. Finally, practitioners will learn to identify and interpret the most important echocardiographic findings associated with the most common cardiac and pericardial diseases in dogs and cats, enabling them to formulate a diagnosis using a structured approach.