Cardio in the Real World
High-Impact Decisions, Triage, and Treatment Pearls
You're managing a CHF patient on high-dose furosemide, and the BUN/Creatinine starts to climb. Do you push the diuretics or back off? Solve the cardiorenal puzzle with clinical rigor.
Clinical Review Date: December 2024 • RACE #20-1346844 • Provider ID #1346
CE Hours
4.0 Medical CE
Format
Live Webinar
Price
$95 (Standard)
Audience
DVMs & Technicians
Species
Canine & Feline
Status
RACE-Approved
Saturday, January 31, 2026
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Practical Takeaways for Your Practice
Every session is built around cases you see in GP — leave with frameworks you can apply immediately.
Rhythm Triage
Differentiate significant vs. benign arrhythmias during anesthesia and apply immediate treatment algorithms.
MMVD Staging
Use VHS, VLAS, and echo metrics (LA:Ao, LVIDdN) to stage MMVD and implement EPIC-based therapy (PMID: 27678570).
FATE Management
Implement acute protocols for feline thromboembolism based on FAT CAT evidence (PMID: 25950529).
Cardiorenal Balance
Interpret azotemia and electrolyte shifts to manage heart failure without compromising renal function.
Course Abstract
Live Online Interactive Webinar • Case-Based • Sponsor-Free
Cardiology in general practice is often about high-stakes triage and long-term management of chronic conditions. This course provides a defensible clinical framework for the decisions that matter most.
Over four hours, Dr. Darcy Adin will guide you through the latest evidence-informed protocols for managing arrhythmias under anesthesia, staging mitral valve disease with precision, navigating the crisis of feline thromboembolism, and interpreting the complex bloodwork of the heart failure patient.
Curriculum Overview
Four case-driven lectures totaling 4.0 RACE-approved CE hours.
01. Cardiac Arrhythmias During Anesthesia
1.0 HourDifferentiate significant vs benign rhythms; risk-stratify with ECG/echo; treat bradyarrhythmias and ventricular tachycardia using ECG + hemodynamic monitoring.
- Identify treat vs monitor rhythms
- Intra-op treatment algorithms
02. Managing Mitral Valve Disease (MMVD)
1.0 HourACVIM staging A-D with VHS, VLAS, and echo metrics. EPIC evidence: pimobendan delays CHF onset by ~14 months. Stage-based therapy and client monitoring.
- Precision staging (VHS/VLAS/Echo)
- EPIC trial implementation
03. Managing Feline Arterial Thromboembolism (FATE)
1.0 HourVirchow's triad and echo risk markers. Acute palliation (analgesia, heparin, clopidogrel load). FAT CAT evidence for clopidogrel over aspirin.
- Acute protocol implementation
- Prognosis & recurrence communication
04. Bloodwork in the Heart Failure Patient
1.0 HourInterpret azotemia and electrolyte/acid-base issues. Use corrected chloride to separate dilutional vs depletional hypochloremia. Manage cardiorenal syndrome.
- Corrected chloride clinical use
- Balancing diuretics & renal function
What's Included
Live Q&A
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Digital Notes
Downloadable lecture PDFs
Recording Access
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CE Certificate
RACE-approved, instant download
Clinical Resources
Downloadable guides and lecture notes to reinforce your learning and apply in practice.
Pre-Anesthetic Cardiac Decision Tree
Risk stratification and arrhythmia treatment algorithms for patients under anesthesia.
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FATE Emergency Protocol
Recognition, acute palliation, and evidence-based management for feline arterial thromboembolism.
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MVVD Staging Quick Reference
ACVIM staging criteria with VHS, VLAS, and echo metrics for mitral valve disease management.
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Dr. Darcy Adin, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology)
Dr. Darcy Adin is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology) and Clinical Professor in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, where she also serves as Associate Dean of Clinical Services for Small Animal. Her clinical practice spans the full breadth of small animal cardiology — mitral valve disease, dilated cardiomyopathy, feline cardiomyopathies and thromboembolism, and cardiorenal syndrome — with a particular focus on congestive heart failure management and the interpretation of electrolyte and bloodwork changes in cardiac patients. She directs UF's Open-Heart Surgery Program, one of only a handful of programs offering cardiac surgical repair in dogs. Dr. Adin earned her DVM from Cornell University (1996) and completed her cardiology residency at the University of California, Davis (1999). She has authored over 80 peer-reviewed publications and serves on the ACVIM Certification Council as Cardiology representative.
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Ready to Advance Your Cardiac Care?
All tiers include 4.0 RACE-approved CE credits, digital notes, and recording access.
If your schedule changes, you'll still have access to the recording and notes.
Standard
- 4.0 Hours Live RACE-Approved CE
- Interactive Q&A with Dr. Darcy Adin
- Digital Lecture Notes (PDF)
- Session Recording Access
- Official CE Certificate
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