The idea to found a peripatetic veterinary cardiology service in the Czech Republic has been inspired by the British veterinary system. Mobile cardiology allows dog and cat owners to have in-house referral directly at their home veterinary practice. There is therefore no need for pet owners and their pets to travel long distances to referral hospitals for further investigations. Travelling can be very stressful especially for cardiac patients and in many cases can result in deterioration of their condition. Mobile service also improves continuity of the pet’s care because they continue to be looked after by their primary vet.
MVDr. Eva Pavelková is the only certified veterinary cardiologist in the Czech Republic with a British university degree in cardiology and many years of experience at some top referral centres in the UK and is the only cardiologist to provide a full mobile referral service using her own most up-to-date and technologically advanced equipment. KardioVet services are built on mutual communication, cooperation and trust between the pet owner, referring vet and the cardiologist so our patients receive the best possible care. Welfare of our patients is our absolute priority.
MVDr. Eva Pavelková CertAVP(VC) MRCVS
RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Veterinary Cardiology
MVDr. Eva Pavelková has held a passion for cardiology since her studies at veterinary university (Fakulta veterinárního lékařství VFU Brno) from which she graduated in 2006. She then worked in general practice in the UK for several years and shortly at a referral hospital in Prague. In 2011, she started her postgraduate cardiology studies at Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies University of Edinburgh. She successfully passed her final exams in 2014 and obtained her cardiology degree CertAVP(VC). During her time at the University of Edinburgh, she worked at the cardiology department at the Small Animal Teaching Hospital at the University of Liverpool, under a direct supervision of some of the top British and European cardiologists. Since 2015, she has held her ‘Advanced Practitioner Status in Veterinary Cardiology’ under the RCVS (The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons). This professional status has to be renewed every five years to ensure certified cardiologists keep their knowledge and skills up to date. Eva Pavelková has been working as a referral cardiologist since 2014, having spent the last few years at a state-of-the-art veterinary referral hospital in the UK. In 2019, she got elected joint secretary of the Veterinary Cardiovascular Society in the UK, she is a member of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology (ESVC), participates in research projects in canine and feline cardiology, gives talks to fellow veterinary surgeons, breeders and the general public and in her free time works at veterinary charity projects in Africa and Asia.