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In this final episode of season 4, join Kieran and Jose as they have an in-depth discussion about their top cardiology research publications - in veterinary and human cardiology - of the last year. Stay tuned for a range of topics, from inflammatory heart disease in cats, to the ocular-cardiac relationship in humans.

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Trans-septal puncture in humans is performed with relatively high frequency for a variety of interventional procedures. In dogs and cats, the technique has been performed historically on a very limited basis. Until the advent of left atrial decompression as a viable technique to help manage dogs with congestive heart failure. Join The Animal Heartbeat as our guest this week, Dr Justin Allen from VCA Los Angeles, describes his approach to TSP and LAD which have led him and his team to become world-leading pioneers of this procedure.

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What skills do you need to be a feline cardiologist? Does a feline focused cardiologist have a particular personality type? Join our hosts, Jose and Kieran, LIVE from the World Feline Congress 2026, to discuss how we can think like a cat cardiologist and use this to benefit our patients and maximise the potential of diagnostic tests.