The Animal Heartbeat
Award-winning podcast dedicated to veterinary cardiology: created, hosted and produced by veterinary Specialists, made for vets, nurses, technicians and students - and, anybody who wants to know more about heart disease in animals. Hosted by Kieran Borgeat and Jose Novo Matos, and featuring top vet cardiology guests from all over the world. Please contact us using the "Message the Hosts" feature, or email us any thoughts, feedback or ideas via animalheartbeat@gmail.com
The Animal Heartbeat
Cardiology icons 6: Prof Kate Meurs on the genetics of heart disease
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Season 3 of The Animal Heartbeat is all about the Veterinary Cardiology Icons - those who walk among us as legends of the veterinary cardiology world.
In this episode, we welcome Prof Kate Meurs, Randall B. Terry Jr Dean of North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Prof Meurs has worked across the fields of clinical vet cardiology and genetics, and drove the research that led to the discovery of mutations associated with HCM in cats, DCM and ARVC in dogs, and arrhythmia-induced death in particular canine family lines. Her work has changed how we think about heart disease in companion animals, and may hold the key to future refinements in the care we provide for animals with heart disease.
Listen to Prof Meurs' reflections on her groundbreaking work, and her thoughts on how we can best use genetic testing to help maximise animal wellbeing in the clinic.
