Joann Slack

Assistant Professor of Cardiology/Ultrasound (CE)

Contact Information
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
Dept of Clinical Studies
New Bolton Center
382 West Street Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348-1692

Office: 610-925-6692
Fax: 610-925-6831

Email:
slackj@vet.upenn.edu

Education

BS University of Connecticut, Storrs, 1991

DVM University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1998

MS University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2003

Description of Research Expertise

Title: Effects of anesthesia on cardiac troponin I concentrations in horses
Investigators: J Slack (PI), V Reef
Dates: 2006-2007

Title: Echocardiographic determination of pulmonary artery pressure in the horse.
Investigators: MM Durando (PI), J Slack (co-investigator), V Reef, EK Birks
Dates: 2004-2006

Title: Right ventricular pressure dynamics and stress echocardiography in pharmacologic and exercise stress testing.
Investigators: MM Durando (PI), J Slack (collaborator), V Reef, EK Birks (Co-PI)
Dates: 2004-2006

Selected Publications

Slack J*, Boston RC, Soma L, Reef VB: Cardiac troponin I in a large population of racing Standardbreds J Vet Intern Med in press 2012.

J Slack: Abdominal Sonographic Examination A Practical Guide to Equine Colic in press 2012.

Slack J*, Durando MM, Belcher CN, Collins N, Palmer L, Ousey J, Birks EK, Marr CM: Intraoperator, interobserver and interoperator variability of echocardiographic measurements in healthy foals Equine Veterinary Journal 44: 69-75, 2012.

Santonastaso A, Faulkner L, Hart K, Slack J*: ECG of the Month. Ventricular tachycardia in association with racing. JAVMA 239(11): 1434-1436, 2011.

Slack J, Boston R, Driessen B, Reef VB: Effect of routine general anesthesia on plasma cardiac troponin I concentrations in healthy horses J Vet Cardiol 2011.

Norton J, Boston R, Underwood C, Slack J, Dallap-Schaer B, Nolen-Walston R: Repeatability, reproducibility and effect of head position on central venous pressure measurement in standing adult horses J Vet Intern Med 25(3): 575-8, 2011.

Underwood C, Norton J, Nolen-Walson R, Dallap-Schaer, B, Boston R, Slack J: Echocardiographic changes in heart size in hypohydrated horses J Vet Intern Med 25(3): 563-9, 2011.

Norton J, Underwood C, Slack J, Dallap-Schaer B, Nolen-Walston R: Comparison of water manometry to two electronic pressure monitors for central venous pressure measurement in horses J Vet Intern Med 25(2): 303-6, 2011.

Nolen-Walston R, Norton J, Navas C, Underwood C, Boston R, Slack J, Dallap-Schaer B: The effects of hypohydration on central venous pressure and splenic volume in adult horses J Vet Intern Med 25(3): 570-4, 2011.

Reef V, Slack J: Ultrasound of the Foal’s Abdomen Equine Reproduction Page: 243-252, McKinnon AO, Voss J (eds.). Blackwell Publishing , 2010.
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