TITLE

Pacemakers help canines live heart-healthy

AUTHOR(S)

Beuoy, Chris

PUB. DATE

June 1997

SOURCE

Dog World;Jun97, Vol. 82 Issue 6, p98

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Focuses on the use of pacemakers in veterinary cardiology in the United States. Equipment and supplies; Abnormalities in dogs that can be treated with pacemakers; Cost of the procedure; Conditions and outcomes of pacemaker surgery.

ACCESSION #

9709062888

Tags: VETERINARY cardiology;  CARDIAC pacemakers

 

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