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The Cardiology service of the Louisiana
State University-Veterinary Teaching Hospital and Clinics provides
state-of-the-art referral and consultation services for veterinarians and
clients seeking diagnostics and therapy for veterinary patients with
cardiac disease such as chronic valvular disease, cardiomyopathies,
congenital heart disease and cardiac rhythm disturbances. The service is
staffed by the only board-certified* cardiologist in the region who is
trained in advanced electrocardiography, echocardiography, and
interventional cardiology (including artificial cardiac pacemaker
implantation).
Some of the specific services provided:
Interventional Cardiology: Including, but not limited to
artificial pacemaker and/or cardio-defibrillator implantation, medical and
direct-current intervention for cardiac tachyarrhythmias (such atrial
fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia), cardioangiographic evaluation,
and heartworm embolectomy.
*Board-Certification in a specialty of veterinary medicine indicates that
the individual has received and completed post-graduate specialty training in
an approved residency program and passed a certifying examination.
Staff Cardiologist and
Chief:
Keith N. Strickland, DVM, Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary
Internal Medicine (Subspecialty of Cardiology)
Dr. Strickland received his B.S. (Zoology) in 1989 and his D.V.M. in 1993,
both from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Dr.
Strickland has been a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary
Internal Medicine (Subspecialty of Cardiology) since 1997 and he is
currently a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary
Clinical Sciences at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine. He conducts 15
to 30 heart studies per week on patients ranging from cats and dogs to
ferrets and horses. Additionally, he is involved in research evaluating
diagnostics for the assessment of cardiac function (such as Doppler tissue
imaging and real-time three dimensional echo) and therapies for congestive
heart failure. Dr. Strickland conducted a study funded by the Doberman
Pinscher Club of America that evaluated methods of early disease detection
and risk stratification for patients that are at risk for developing
dilated cardiomyopathy. Dr. Strickland also conducted a
placebo-controlled, double-blind drug study to see if a specific drug,
pentoxifylline, can be used in addition to conventional therapy to treat
dilated cardiomyopathy once it causes symptoms.
Dr. Strickland plays an important role in the training of veterinary
students and is involved in multiple courses in the veterinary curriculum,
both in the classroom and in the clinics. In addition, he has been awarded
the Outstanding Teacher of the Year multiple times, as well as the
Pfizer/Carl J. Norden Distinguished Teacher Award in 2005. Dr. Strickland
has spoken at several national and international veterinary conferences,
and is the featured speaker in cardiology for the 2006 North American
Veterinary Conference in Orlando, Florida.
Technical Support:
Rachel Tankersley
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