Teresa DeFrancesco
Bio
Dr. DeFrancesco earned her DVM degree from Cornell University and is board certified in Cardiology and Emergency/Critical Care Medicine. She has worked at NC State Veterinary Hospital since 1992 when she started her cardiology residency with Drs. Keene and Atkins. Dr. “D”, as most know her, has received numerous teaching and clinical service awards over the years. When not in the clinics, Dr. D enjoys spending time with her family. She is married and has two adorable children. She is fluent in Spanish and a loyal servant to her dogs, Buddy and Daisy. She loves to unwind in a weekly Yoga class and by walking the dogs, bird watching, reading, cooking and traveling.
CERTIFICATIONS
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
Area(s) of Expertise
SPONTANEOUS ANIMAL DISEASE MODELS
The vast majority of my research is clinically oriented. The two most recent research foci are understanding feline heartworm disease and delay of progression to heart failure in dogs with degenerative valvular disease.
Publications
- Clinical outcome of idiopathic juvenile ventricular arrhythmias in 25 dogs , JOURNAL OF VETERINARY CARDIOLOGY (2024)
- Delayed-release rapamycin halts progression of left ventricular hypertrophy in subclinical feline hypertrophic results of the RAPACAT trial , JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2023)
- Echocardiographic caudal vena cava measurements in healthy cats and in cats with congestive heart failure and non-cardiac causes of cavitary effusions , JOURNAL OF VETERINARY CARDIOLOGY (2023)
- Evaluation of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Components and Enzymes in Systemically Hypertensive Cats Receiving Amlodipine , ANIMALS (2023)
- Pacemaker-lead-associated thrombosis in dogs: a multicenter retrospective study , Journal of Veterinary Cardiology (2023)
- Pharmacokinetics of pimobendan after oral administration to dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease , JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE (2023)
- Population pharmacokinetics of single dose oral pimobendan in the ferret (Mustela putorius furo) , JOURNAL OF EXOTIC PET MEDICINE (2023)
- The Role of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Managing Cardiac Emergencies , VETERINARY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA-SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE (2023)
- Association of diet with clinical outcomes in dogs with dilated cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure* , JOURNAL OF VETERINARY CARDIOLOGY (2022)
- Bilateral lysis of aortic saddle thrombus with early tissue plasminogen activator (BLASTT): a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled study in feline acute aortic thromboembolism , JOURNAL OF FELINE MEDICINE AND SURGERY (2022)