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• Cardiothoracic Surgery

  The RVC is Europe's leading centre for pet heart surgery, having been at the forefront for more than a decade.

• RVC Professor Awarded for Outstanding Contribution to Animal Research

  

  Professor Dominic Wells of the Royal Veterinary College was presented with a prestigious award at the annual Openness Awards

   05 Dec 2019

  Professor Dominic Wells of the Royal Veterinary College was presented with a prestigious award at …

• Global clinical trial into Effects of Pimobendan in dogs with Cardiomegaly (EPIC)

  Clear evidence of benefit of pimobendan in global clinical trial.

   17 Mar 2015
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  Cardiothoracic Surgery Team Progress

  Dan Brockman, who leads the team and is Professor of Small Animal Surgery, outlines developments in the Cardiothoracic Surgery Service, which are enabling more dogs to be treated. The RVC’s service, which was established in 2005, is the only place …

• The RVC Animal Care Trust funds non-invasive cardiology ultrasound

  

  The RVC's charity, the Animal Care Trust, funds a new cardiac ultrasound for the RVC Small Animal Referrals Hospital in Hertfordshire.

   22 Feb 2024

  On Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day, the RVC’s charity reveals how a new advanced cardiac …

• Open-heart Surgery Information Sheet

  Open-heart surgery is a general term for the surgical repair of congenital or acquired heart conditions performed during cardiopulmonary bypass (i.e. with the aid of a heart-lung machine). The open-heart surgery programme at RVC Small Animal …

• Winter newsletters now available

  

  We are always keen to share our project progress and research findings with interested parties. Please see our VetCompass Winter newsletter to read about our latest data updates, information about our exciting new infographics and recent research …

   19 Dec 2014

• New VetCompass publication: Survival in dogs with DMVD

  

  The latest peer-reviewed study from the VetCompass team has just been published in the journal Preventive Veterinary Medicine: Degenerative mitral valve disease: Survival of dogs attending primary-care practice in England. Mattin MJ, Boswood A, …

   19 Jun 2015

• EPIC breakthrough at the RVC

  

  Findings of a global study highlight the need for a significant shift in how vets approach the diagnosis and management of mitral valve disease (MVD).

   04 Oct 2016

  Earlier treatment of preclinical MVD delays onset of heart failure in dogs, according to ground- …

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  Cardiac Research Clinic Hits a Recruitment Milestone

  This year, researchers at the RVC’s Mitral Valve Clinic (MVC) were excited to recruit their 500th patient. Whilst there are a number of diseases that affect the canine heart, degenerative mitral valve disease (DMVD) is by far the most common. The …