Animal Health
ALBA Medical Veterinary Division
ALBA Medical is the largest and most trusted Veterinary Holter Monitoring Company in the world. Our veterinary division has served customers in every state of the United States and in more than 40 countries around the globe. Our customers expect accurate, fast (24-hour) service and helpful, knowledgeable support in every aspect of Holter testing for their dogs.
We sell Canine Holter Monitors and all the supplies and accessories needed, including Canine Holter Vests. After monitoring your dog, we also provide reading and interpretation services for digital Holter Monitors.
We sell Canine Holter Monitors and all the supplies and accessories needed, including Canine Holter Vests. After monitoring your dog, we also provide reading and interpretation services for digital Holter Monitors.
Canine Service Type I
This is our basic service option for veterinarians. It is also the common choice for breeders and pet owners who are looking for an accurate PVC screening of their dogs. When we receive your Holter recordings, our certified technicians will carefully scan them and generate a hospital-quality report, complete with a clear PVC summary added to the cover page. This is a manual scan, not a computer-generated scan. The complete report will be sent to you via email. Our fee for this service is $40.00 per scan for 24-hour studies. The fee for long-term studies of 2-7 days is $60, and the fee for studies of 8-14 days is $100.
Canine Service Type II
This is a more in-depth service for customers who want a cardiologist’s overview of their study. The scan has been processed as in "Service Type I," and the preliminary report will be sent to you. This report has also been sent to our cardiologist. The cardiologist will then send you an interpretation of the report. This is an option typically used for customers who want a cardiologist's opinion regarding their dog's Holter Report. The fee for this service is $100. If you have already paid $40 for Service Type I, you can add the cardiologist’s service for an additional $60.
This cardiologist report can also be used by Doberman and Boxer owners who want an Advanced Cardiac OFA certification for their dog. If you are interested in submitting your report to OFA for certification, then you need to submit both the preliminary report and the cardiologist’s report and mail directly to OFA while clearly stating that you are submitting these items for the OFA Advanced Cardiac Database. More information can be found by clicking here.
Important Note: Every Holter Monitor report provided by ALBA Medical is a manually scanned, full-service report. Our canine scanning technicians are certified veterinary-specific EKG technicians with over 20 years of experience in scanning Holter Monitors and are under the supervision of a board-certified veterinary cardiologist. Our technicians spend up to 1 hour visually scanning the ECG and accurately generating a final report.
This cardiologist report can also be used by Doberman and Boxer owners who want an Advanced Cardiac OFA certification for their dog. If you are interested in submitting your report to OFA for certification, then you need to submit both the preliminary report and the cardiologist’s report and mail directly to OFA while clearly stating that you are submitting these items for the OFA Advanced Cardiac Database. More information can be found by clicking here.
Important Note: Every Holter Monitor report provided by ALBA Medical is a manually scanned, full-service report. Our canine scanning technicians are certified veterinary-specific EKG technicians with over 20 years of experience in scanning Holter Monitors and are under the supervision of a board-certified veterinary cardiologist. Our technicians spend up to 1 hour visually scanning the ECG and accurately generating a final report.
All studies analyzed by ALBA Medical include:
- Ventricular Analysis
- Supraventricular Analysis
- Pause Analysis
- Heart Rate Analysis
All Holters sent in by breeders, vets, and cardiologists are all read the same and have all the analysis features.
Management
Carl D. Sammarco, BVSc, MRCVS, Diplomate ACVIM (Cardiology)
Dr. Carl Sammarco is a board-certified cardiologist at Red Bank Veterinary Hospital. He received his veterinary degree from the University of Liverpool, England, and completed an internship in Small Animal Medicine & Surgery and a residency in Cardiology at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Sammarco served as a lecturer and assistant clinical professor at the University of Pennsylvania before transitioning to private practice. Dr. Sammarco has 30 years of extensive experience using Holter Monitors to help assess and diagnose cardiomyopathy in small animals
Dawn Danner, Sales Manager ALBA Medical (Canine)
Dawn graduated from Pacific University with a Bachelor of Science majoring in Biology and a minor in chemistry. Dawn is a certified veterinary technician (CVT) at a busy small animal practice in SW Portland, where she also heads the hospital as practice manager. She is a current board member of the Mount Hood Doberman Pinscher Club (MHDPC) and chairs the club's Holter monitor project and biannual heart clinics to help stamp out DCM. Dawn is a current board member of the Tualatin Kennel Club, a long-term member of the Doberman Pinscher Club of America (DPCA), and part of Oregon's Veterinary Emergency Response Team (OVERT). In short, dogs are her life, and Dobermans are her passion.
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In Memory of Judy Doniere
Judy Doniere was the National Sales Manager for ALBA Medical before her passing in September 2009. Judy has done a great job of promoting Holter Monitoring in the Doberman breed, and her involvement with Holter testing will have an impact on the breed for generations to come. Thanks for everything, Judy. From your friends at ALBA Medical.