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In this final episode of season 4, join Kieran and Jose as they have an in-depth discussion about their top cardiology research publications - in veterinary and human cardiology - of the last year. Stay tuned for a range of topics, from inflammatory heart disease in cats, to the ocular-cardiac relationship in humans.

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Trans-septal puncture in humans is performed with relatively high frequency for a variety of interventional procedures. In dogs and cats, the technique has been performed historically on a very limited basis. Until the advent of left atrial decompression as a viable technique to help manage dogs with congestive heart failure. Join The Animal Heartbeat as our guest this week, Dr Justin Allen from VCA Los Angeles, describes his approach to TSP and LAD which have led him and his team to become world-leading pioneers of this procedure.

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What skills do you need to be a feline cardiologist? Does a feline focused cardiologist have a particular personality type? Join our hosts, Jose and Kieran, LIVE from the World Feline Congress 2026, to discuss how we can think like a cat cardiologist and use this to benefit our patients and maximise the potential of diagnostic tests.

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Ventricular arrhythmias pose a challenge for all clinicians that face cardiac cases. Although many people are familiar with lidocaine as a first-line drug, there is more complexity in decision making for most dogs beyond the first hour after presentation. Dr Manuela Perego, a European Diplomate in Small Animal Cardiology who is based at the Clinic Veterinaria Malpensa in Milan, Italy, joins us in this episode to guide us through her approach to ventricular arrhythmias in dogs, and update us on her latest research into this fascinating topic. A MUST listen for all cardiology interested clinicians!

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In the 2020s, 3-dimensional echocardiography has become increasingly important for accurate planning of interventional and hybrid surgical procedures, but does this technique have applicability to centres without a surgical bias? Professor Giulio Menciotti has a passion for veterinary echocardiography, and exceptional experience with 3D echo in the clinical and research settings at Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. In this episode, Dr Menciotti shares his experience of learning and refining 3D echo techniques with listeners of The Animal Heartbeat, and considers what the future might hold for expanding the use of these techniques in clinical practice.