Cardiology

Veterinary Cardiologist Toronto

Dr. Jonathan Lichtenberger, Doctor in Veterinary Medicine, Specialist in
Veterinary Cardiology, Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary
Internal Medicine – Cardiology section (DACVIM- Cardiology), MSc in
electrophysiology.

Cardiology Services

• Specialized cardiology consultations
• Medical therapy for cardiac patients
• Conventional and advanced echocardiography (cardiac ultrasonography)
• 6-12 lead electrocardiography (ECG)
• Holter monitoring (24h ECG monitoring)
• Interventional cardiac procedures under fluoroscopic guidance (including minimally invasive PDA closure, treatment of pulmonic stenosis and pacemaker implantation)
• Electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation
• Cardiac screening for breeding dogs and cats

Common reasons for consultation

• Heart murmur evaluation in symptomatic and asymptomatic animals
• Treatment of congestive heart failure
• Respiratory difficulty
• Exercise intolerance
• Diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats)
• Diagnosis and treatment of congenital cardiac conditions (birth defects)
• Evaluation of syncopal episodes (fainting)
• Minimally invasive cardiac surgeries

Strengths of Service

• Our board-certified cardiologist underwent an extensive 4-year specialty
  training residency.
• We have a dedicated echo suite, equipped with a state of the art Vivid E90
  cardiovascular ultrasound system, and EchoPAC workstation for analysis.
• Our procedure suite is equipped with an advanced OEC 9900 C-arm system
  (fluoroscopy).
• Direct collaboration with other services (including critical care, internal
  medicine, oncology, anesthesia & analgesia, surgery) and the referring
  veterinarians to ensure best quality medicine.
• Access to other advanced diagnostic imaging modalities including CT scan
  and 3T MRI if needed.