Cardiology

We help keep your animal’s heart healthy by thoroughly discussing treatment options along with the benefits, possible side effects, and costs.

Hospital(s)
Lewis Small Animal Hospital

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Phone number
Hours

Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. to  5:00 p.m.

Address

1365 Gortner Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
United States

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Services

  • OFA Heart Certifications / Pre-breeding evaluation
  • Electrocardiography
  • 24-hour ambulatory electrocardiography (Holter monitoring)
  • Radio-telemetric ECG monitoring
  • Echocardiography - 2D, m-mode, Doppler-spectral and color flow
  • Transvenous pacemaker implantations (single and dual chamber)
  • Minimally-invasive catheterization procedures including patent ductus arteriosus occlusion and balloon valvuloplasty
  • Pericardiocentesis
  • Blood pressure measurement

What to expect

Disease conditions and prognoses are discussed thoroughly with clients. In addition, we discuss treatment options along with the benefits, possible side effects, and costs. Intensive care treatments are available for patients requiring hospitalization (e.g., patients with congestive heart failure, pericardial effusion, and syncope due to arrhythmia or arrhythmia evaluation).

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