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Section: Follow-Up
After treatment, affected dogs should be closely monitored for up to a year. Repeated X-rays and ultrasound should be performed at intervals to monitor the response to therapy and to check for recurrence/deterioration. Repeated blood work is recommended if initial results revealed abnormalities.Dogs with pericardial disease can deteriorate rapidly. In particular, dogs with pericardial disease caused by tumors often succumb to the disease process shortly after diagnosis.
Pericardiocentesis is the insertion of a needle or catheter into the pericardial sac. The sac that surrounds the heart and the bases of the great blood vessels.
An echocardiogram is an ultrasound of the heart. This procedure evaluates the function of the heart through the use of sound waves and is most often performed by a specialist.
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