Cardiology icons 6: Prof Kate Meurs on the genetics of heart disease

About this episode

In this episode, the hosts interview Prof Kate Meurs about her work in veterinary cardiology and genetics, particularly regarding heart disease in cats.

Message our hosts, Kieran and Jose. 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, D...

People in this episode

Hosts: Kieran Borgeat, Jose Novo Matos

Guest: Prof Kate Meurs

Topics covered

• veterinary cardiology
• genetics
• heart disease
• HCM in cats
• clinical vet cardiology
• research

Keywords

• veterinary cardiology
• heart disease
• genetics
• HCM
• cats
• research
• Prof Kate Meurs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine

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