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Sonya Gordon

Sonya Gordon

DVM, DACVIM Cardiology professor and Eugene Ch'en Chair in Veterinary Cardiology at Texas A&M University, specializing in canine cardiology and mitral valve disease research.

Jun 22, 2026

9:13
But why is home resting respiratory rate monitoring so valuable? And how can you coach owners to use it successfully? How do you get buy-in?
9:23
Yeah, those are great questions and so let's see if I can have some answers.
9:27
We know it's really super cool that whether you're a Chihuahua or a Great Dane or even a cat that if you're in a thermo-neutral environment breathing tends to be less than about 25 or 30 and so even though when your breathing rate at rest is higher or when you're sleeping is higher than that it may not be specific for heart disease but it's an important clue.
9:46
Not when you come in from running around outside, but when you're, you know, resting and quietly sleeping perhaps.
9:51
And so we know that based on science, right? And then we also know that from very good studies that these breathing rates at home are prequels to when patients present with more active signs to the emergency room.
10:06
So identifying it as it starts to happen, because heart failure is often insidious.
10:11
It's not truly acute, right? I mean, or rarely acute.
14:27
So talk to me, what role do you see AI-assisted auscultation tools playing in everyday primary care practice and what's out there now?

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