Cardiology II
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Course Overview
The Veterinary Cardiology Course II of the ESAVS requires experience and knowledge in veterinary cardiology. Topics include advanced treatment options, syncope and ECG, basic echocardiography, feline cardiomyopathies and advanced diseases.
Language
All modules will be held in English.
Course Program (Subject to change)
Monday, 30 November 2026 – Advanced treatment options, Syncope and ECG
08:45 – 09:00 Welcome and registration
09:00 – 10:00 Transient loss of consciousness (TLOC): practical work-up and differentials (Prof. Wess)
10:00 – 10:45 Holter monitoring, Event recorder and implantable loop recorder: when to use, how to do and how to analyse (Prof. Wess)
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15 Challenging cases with arrhythmia`s and treatment strategies (interactive) (Prof. Wess)
12:15 – 13:00 ECG and Echo cases (Prof. Wess)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:15 Advanced treatment options of acute and chronic heart failure (Prof. Häggström)
15:15 – 16:00 Interactive cases management of challenging cases with heart failure (Prof. Häggström)
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 18:00 Interactive cases management – Clinical case studies (Prof. Häggström)
Tuesday, 01 December 2026 – Feline cardiomyopathies
09:00 – 10:00 ECG and Echo cases – interactive practicals (Prof. Wess)
10:00 – 10:45 Feline Cardiomyopathies – echo diagnosis of HCM, DCM, RCM, ARVC (Prof. Wess)
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15 Update: treatment of feline cardiomyopathy (Prof. Wess)
12:15 – 13:00 Feline Cardiomyopathies-Murmurs, ECG, radiography and biomarker (Prof. Häggström)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:45 Aortic thrombosis: diagnosis and therapy (Prof. Häggström)
14:45 – 15:30 Dyspnea in felines (Prof. Häggström)
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30 Feline Cardiomyopathies: interactive case examples (Prof. Häggström)
Wednesday, 02 December 2026 – Advanced diseases
09:00 – 09:45 Ventricular septal defect: diagnosis and treatment options (Prof. Wess)
09:45 – 10:30 Atrial septal defect: diagnosis and treatment options (Prof. Wess)
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:45 Cyanotic heart diseases (Prof. Wess)
11:45 – 12:30 Mitral and Tricuspid valve dysplasia (Prof. Wess)
12:30 – 13:15 ECG and Echo cases – practicals in small groups (Prof. Wess)
13:15 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:45 Systemic hypertension: diagnosis and treatment (Prof. Häggström)
14:45 – 15:15 Coffee Break
15:15 – 16:15 Pulmonary hypertension: diagnosis and treatment (Prof. Häggström)
16:15 – 17:00 Cardiac manifestations of non-cardiac diseases (Prof. Häggström)
Thursday, 03 December 2026 – Echocardiography
09:00 – 10:00 Echocardiography basics: standard views (Prof. Wess)
10:00 – 10:45 Spectral Doppler-Echocardiography (PW and CW) (Prof. Wess)
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15 ECG and Echo cases various diseases (interactive session) (Prof. Wess)
12:15 – 13:00 M-Mode – reference values and results interpretation (Prof. Häggström)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00 Color Doppler-Echocardiography – tips and tricks (Prof. Häggström)
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30 ECG, Radiography and Echo cases of various diseases (interactive session) (Prof. Häggström)
Friday, 04 December 2026 – Basic Echocardiography
09:00 – 09:30 Echo pattern recognition: right ventricle (Prof. Wess)
09:30 – 10:30 Echo pattern recognition: left ventricle (Prof. Wess)
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Practicals: ECG cases interactive (Prof. Wess)
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00 Practicals: Diagnosis and therapy of various cases interactive session (Prof. Häggström)
15:00 – 16:00 Wrap-up of the course (Prof. Wess, Prof. Häggström)
Cardiology II
30/11/2026 - 04/12/2026Location:
Phuket, Thailand






