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1. Atrioventricular septal defects: Natural history, echocardiographic, electrocardiographic, and radiographic findings in 26 cats

Author:
Donald P. Schrope
Source:
Journal of veterinary cardiology 2013 v.15 no.4 pp. 233-242
ISSN:
1760-2734
Subject:
cats; death; echocardiography; edema; electrocardiography; heart failure; humans; natural history; prognosis; radiography
Abstract:
... To evaluate signalment, echocardiographic, electrocardiographic, and radiographic findings as well as natural history in a group of cats with atrioventricular septal defects (AVSD).26 client owned cats.Medical records were reviewed retrospectively for signalment, morphologic type of AVSD, presence of concurrent congenital heart disease (ConcCHD), diagnostic findings, and natural history.Seventeen ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jvc.2013.06.004
PubMed:
24200832

2. Effect of treatment with atenolol on 5-year survival in cats with preclinical (asymptomatic) hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Author:
Karsten E. Schober; Jillian Zientek; Xiaobai Li; Virginia Luis Fuentes; John D. Bonagura
Source:
Journal of veterinary cardiology 2013 v.15 no.2 pp. 93-104
ISSN:
1760-2734
Subject:
body weight; cardiomyopathy; cats; cohort studies; death; echocardiography; gender; mortality
Abstract:
... To investigate the effect of treatment with atenolol on 5-year survival in cats with preclinical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).63 Client-owned cats with preclinical HCM and 31 healthy control cats.Prospective, observational, open-label, clinical cohort study. Cats with HCM were diagnosed by echocardiography, treated with atenolol (6.25–12.5 mg q12h, PO; n = 42) or untreated (n = 21), and were ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jvc.2013.03.003
PubMed:
23684504

3. Prognostic Indicators in Cats with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Author:
J.R. Payne; K. Borgeat; D.J. Connolly; A. Boswood; S. Dennis; T. Wagner; P. Menaut; I. Maerz; D. Evans; V.E. Simons; D.C. Brodbelt; V. Luis Fuentes
Source:
Journal of veterinary internal medicine 2013 v.27 no.6 pp. 1427-1436
ISSN:
0891-6640
Subject:
arrhythmia; cardiomyopathy; cats; death; echocardiography; hazard characterization; heart failure; hypertrophy; risk; veterinarians
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Left atrial (LA) enlargement, congestive heart failure (CHF), and aortic thromboembolism (ATE) are associated with decreased survival in cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), but the prognostic value of echocardiographic variables has not been well characterized. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES: We hypothesized that LA echocardiographic variables and assessment of left ventricular (LV) di ...
DOI:
10.1111/jvim.12215

4. Cardiac Troponin I and T as Prognostic Markers in Cats with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Author:
R. Langhorn; I. Tarnow; J.L. Willesen; M. Kjelgaard‐Hansen; I.M. Skovgaard; J. Koch
Source:
Journal of veterinary internal medicine 2014 v.28 no.5 pp. 1485-1491
ISSN:
0891-6640
Subject:
blood pressure; blood serum; cardiomyopathy; cats; cohort studies; death; disease course; dogs; echocardiography; humans; hypertrophy; medicine; pathophysiology; prediction; regression analysis; risk
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Myocardial injury detected by cardiac troponin I and T (cTnI and cTnT) in cardiac disease is associated with increased risk of death in humans and dogs. HYPOTHESIS: Presence of myocardial injury predicts long‐term death in cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), and ongoing myocardial injury reflects change in left ventricular wall thickness over time. ANIMALS: Thirty‐six cats wit ...
DOI:
10.1111/jvim.12407
PubMed:
25056593
PubMed Central:
PMC4895561

5. Heart rate and arrhythmia frequency of normal cats compared to cats with asymptomatic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Author:
Bethany L. Jackson; Linda B. Lehmkuhl; Darcy B. Adin
Source:
Journal of veterinary cardiology 2014 v.16 no.4 pp. 215-225
ISSN:
1760-2734
Subject:
blood pressure; cardiomyopathy; cats; death; echocardiography; electrocardiography; heart rate; monitoring; risk; tachycardia
Abstract:
... To compare heart rate and arrhythmia frequency and complexity in a normal population of cats to a population of cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).17 cats with HCM and 15 cats with normal echocardiograms.Results for echocardiography, electrocardiography, Doppler blood pressure, and 24-h Holter monitoring were compared between groups.There was no difference in heart rate between HCM cats a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jvc.2014.10.001

6. Plasma Cardiac Troponin I Concentration and Cardiac Death in Cats with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Author:
K. Borgeat; K. Sherwood; J.R. Payne; V. Luis Fuentes; D.J. Connolly
Source:
Journal of veterinary internal medicine 2014 v.28 no.6 pp. 1731-1737
ISSN:
0891-6640
Subject:
biomarkers; blood sampling; cardiomyopathy; cats; death; echocardiography; heart failure; models; natriuretic peptides
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: The use of cardiac biomarkers to assist in the diagnosis of occult and symptomatic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in cats has been established. There is limited data describing their prognostic utility in cats with HCM. HYPOTHESIS: Circulating concentrations of N‐terminal B‐type natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP) and cardiac troponin I (cTnI) predict cardiac death in cats with HCM. ANIM ...
DOI:
10.1111/jvim.12459
PubMed:
25319115
PubMed Central:
PMC4895638

7. Effect of atenolol on heart rate, arrhythmias, blood pressure, and dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in cats with subclinical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Author:
Bethany L. Jackson; Darcy B. Adin; Linda B. Lehmkuhl
Source:
Journal of veterinary cardiology 2015 v.17 pp. S296
ISSN:
1760-2734
Subject:
arrhythmia; cardiomyopathy; cats; death; echocardiography; electrocardiography; heart rate; monitoring; systolic blood pressure; therapeutics
Abstract:
... To investigate the negative chronotropic, antiarrhythmic, and obstruction-relieving effects of atenolol in cats with subclinical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).Seventeen cats with HCM.Results for echocardiography, electrocardiography, Doppler blood pressure, and 24 h Holter monitoring were compared in cats before and 2–4 weeks after atenolol therapy (6.25–12.5 mg PO q 12 h).The left ventricular ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jvc.2015.03.002

8. Evaluation of red blood cell distribution width in cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Author:
G. Stanzani; R. Cowlam; K. English; D.J. Connolly
Source:
Journal of veterinary cardiology 2015 v.17 pp. S233
ISSN:
1760-2734
Subject:
cardiomyopathy; cats; clinical examination; death; echocardiography; erythrocytes; heart; heart failure; hematocrit; hematology; hospitals; human diseases; mortality; prognosis; veterinarians
Abstract:
... Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a measurement of variability in circulating erythrocytes size, and has recently been shown to correlate with prognosis in a variety of human diseases, including acute and chronic heart failure.To determine if RDW differs between healthy controls, cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) without congestive heart failure (CHF) and cats with HCM and CHF, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jvc.2015.09.001

9. Genotype–phenotype correlation between the cardiac myosin binding protein C mutation A31P and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a cohort of Maine Coon cats: a longitudinal study

Author:
S. Granström; M.T.N. Godiksen; M. Christiansen; C.B. Pipper; T. Martinussen; R. Møgelvang; P. Søgaard; J.L. Willesen; J. Koch
Source:
Journal of veterinary cardiology 2015 v.17 pp. S268
ISSN:
1760-2734
Subject:
Maine coon; binding proteins; cardiomyopathy; cats; death; echocardiography; genes; genotype-phenotype correlation; heterozygosity; homozygosity; image analysis; longitudinal studies; missense mutation; myosin; penetrance; risk
Abstract:
... A missense mutation (A31P) in the cardiac myosin binding protein C gene has been associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in Maine Coon cats. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of A31P on development of HCM, myocardial diastolic dysfunction detected by color tissue Doppler imaging and occurrence of cardiac death during longitudinal follow-up in a cohort of Maine Coon cats ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jvc.2015.10.005

10. Management of asymptomatic (occult) feline cardiomyopathy: challenges and realities

Author:
Philip R. Fox; Karsten E. Schober
Source:
Journal of veterinary cardiology 2015 v.17 pp. S150
ISSN:
1760-2734
Subject:
cardiomyopathy; cats; clinical trials; cost effectiveness; death; drugs; echocardiography; etiology; heart failure; monitoring; morbidity; mutation; natural history; pathophysiology; patients; phenotype; prediction; risk factors; siblings; therapeutics; uncertainty
Abstract:
... Cardiomyopathy distinguishes a heterogeneous group of myocardial disorders that represent the most prevalent cause of feline heart disease. Etiology is uncertain and the natural history is presently unresolved. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most common of these conditions, and while the majority of affected cats are asymptomatic, a proportion is at risk to develop serious morbidities – the mo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jvc.2015.03.004

11. Plexogenic pulmonary arteriopathy in a cat with non‐restrictive ventricular septal defect and chronic pulmonary hypertension

Author:
D. S. Russell; B. A. Scansen; L. Himmel
Source:
journal of small animal practice 2015 v.56 no.8 pp. 524-529
ISSN:
0022-4510
Subject:
arrhythmia; case studies; cats; death; dogs; echocardiography; heart failure; heart valve diseases; histopathology; hypertension; hypertrophy; lungs; males
Abstract:
... A 10‐week‐old, male, domestic long‐hair cat was medically managed for congenital heart disease over a period of 8 years. Regular clinical examinations, including sequential echocardiography, documented a non‐restrictive paramembranous ventricular septal defect, secundum‐type atrial septal defect and aortic dextroposition. Pulmonary arterial hypertension was diagnosed by the presence of high‐veloci ...
DOI:
10.1111/jsap.12341

12. Risk factors associated with sudden death vs. congestive heart failure or arterial thromboembolism in cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Author:
J.R. Payne; K. Borgeat; D.C. Brodbelt; D.J. Connolly; V. Luis Fuentes
Source:
Journal of veterinary cardiology 2015 v.17 pp. S318
ISSN:
1760-2734
Subject:
arrhythmia; cardiomyopathy; cats; death; echocardiography; electrocardiography; heart failure; models; retrospective studies; risk factors; risk reduction; syncope
Abstract:
... To evaluate risk factors associated with different types of cardiac death in cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).Two hundred fifty-five cats with HCM referred to a veterinary teaching hospital.This is a retrospective study. Cats with HCM were identified that had either died within 2 years of diagnosis or were known to be alive 2 years after initial examination. Signalment, physical exam, e ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jvc.2015.09.008

13. Signalment, clinical features, echocardiographic findings, and outcome of dogs and cats with ventricular septal defects: 109 cases (1992–2013)

Author:
Eric Bomassi; Charlotte Misbach; Renaud Tissier; Vassiliki Gouni; Emilie Trehiou-Sechi; Amandine M. Petit; Aude Desmyter; Cecile Damoiseaux; Jean-Louis Pouchelon; Valérie Chetboul
Source:
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2015 v.247 no.2 pp. 166-175
ISSN:
0003-1488
Subject:
French Bulldog; cats; death; dogs; echocardiography; patients; terriers
Abstract:
... Objective—To determine the signalment, clinical features, echocardiographic findings, and outcome of dogs and cats with ventricular septal defects (VSDs). Design—Retrospective case series. Animals—56 dogs and 53 cats with VSDs. Procedures—Medical records of dogs and cats with VSDs diagnosed by means of conventional and Doppler echocardiography were reviewed. Signalment, clinical status, ec ...
DOI:
10.2460/javma.247.2.166

14. Surgical and nonsurgical management of patent ductus arteriosus in cats: 28 cases (1991–2012)

Author:
Jocelyn E. Hutton; Michele A. Steffey; Jeffrey J. Runge; Janet K. McClaran; Sarah J. Silverman; Philip H. Kass
Source:
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2015 v.247 no.3 pp. 278-285
ISSN:
0003-1488
Subject:
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; cats; chylothorax; clinical examination; death; dogs; echocardiography; fever; hemorrhage; interviews; larynx; longevity; medical treatment; paralysis; patent ductus arteriosus; patients; postoperative complications; radiography
Abstract:
... Objective—To characterize the clinical features and outcome of cats treated for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) with attenuation (extravascular or intravascular) versus medical treatment only. Design—Retrospective case series. Animals—28 client-owned cats with congenital PDA. Procedures—Medical records for cats with PDA diagnosed by means of echocardiography were reviewed. Data retrieved in ...
DOI:
10.2460/javma.247.3.278

15. Cardiac Troponins in Dogs and Cats

Author:
R. Langhorn; J.L. Willesen
Source:
Journal of veterinary internal medicine 2016 v.30 no.1 pp. 36-50
ISSN:
0891-6640
Subject:
biomarkers; cardiomyocytes; cats; death; dogs; echocardiography; humans; monitoring; myocardial infarction; patients; risk; risk reduction; troponins
Abstract:
... Cardiac troponins are sensitive and specific markers of myocardial injury. The troponin concentration can be thought of as a quantitative measure of the degree of injury sustained by the heart, however, it provides no information on the cause of injury or the mechanism of troponin release. Conventionally, the cardiac troponins have been used for diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction in humans a ...
DOI:
10.1111/jvim.13801
PubMed:
26681537
PubMed Central:
PMC4913658

16. Epidemiological, clinical, and echocardiographic features and survival times of dogs and cats with tetralogy of Fallot: 31 cases (2003–2014)

Author:
Valerie Chetboul; Isabelle Pitsch; Renaud Tissier; Vassiliki Gouni; Charlotte Misbach; Emilie Trehiou-Sechi; Amandine M. Petit; Cecile Damoiseaux; Jean-Louis Pouchelon; Loic Desquilbet; Eric Bomassi
Source:
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2016 v.249 no.8 pp. 909-917
ISSN:
0003-1488
Subject:
aorta; cats; death; dog breeds; dogs; echocardiography; heart; young adults
Abstract:
... OBJECTIVE To characterize the epidemiological, clinical, and echocardiographic features of dogs and cats with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) and determine their survival times. DESIGN Retrospective case series. ANIMALS 15 dogs and 16 cats with a diagnosis of TOF as determined via echocardiography. PROCEDURES Medical records of dogs and cats were reviewed to extract information on signalment, clinical s ...
DOI:
10.2460/javma.249.8.909

17. Retrospective evaluation of the incidence and prognostic significance of spontaneous echocardiographic contrast in relation to cardiac disease and congestive heart failure in cats: 725 cases (2006–2011)

Author:
Courtney M. Peck; Lindsey K. Nielsen; Rebecca L. Quinn; Nancy J. Laste; Lori Lyn Price
Source:
Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care 2016 v.26 no.5 pp. 704-712
ISSN:
1479-3261
Subject:
anticoagulants; aorta; blood pressure; cardiomyopathy; cats; death; echocardiography; heart failure; hospitals; mortality; patients; retrospective studies; risk; risk assessment; therapeutics; thyroxine
Abstract:
... OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the presence of spontaneous echocardiographic contrast (SEC) in cats with cardiomyopathy is associated with increased mortality. To establish whether specific types of cardiomyopathy are more often associated with SEC in an attempt to provide a risk‐stratification scheme for cats with increased risk of thromboembolic events. DESIGN: Retrospective study 2006–2011. SE ...
DOI:
10.1111/vec.12509

18. Diagnostic and prognostic utility of surface electrocardiography in cats with left ventricular hypertrophy

Author:
G. Romito; C. Guglielmini; M.O. Mazzarella; M. Cipone; A. Diana; B. Contiero; M. Baron Toaldo
Source:
Journal of veterinary cardiology 2018 v.20 no.5 pp. 364-375
ISSN:
1760-2734
Subject:
arrhythmia; cats; cohort studies; death; echocardiography; electrocardiography; heart rate; hypertrophy; immunologic factors; nutritional status; prediction; prognosis
Abstract:
... To assess the ability of electrocardiography (ECG) to predict left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in the cat and to investigate the prognostic value of selected ECG variables in cats with LVH.Fifty-seven privately owned cats: 22 clinically healthy cats and 35 cats with LVH.This is a clinical cohort study. Echocardiographic diagnosis and surface ECG were available. Electrocardiography analysis inclu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jvc.2018.07.002

19. Survival and prognostic factors in cats with restrictive cardiomyopathy: a review of 90 cases

Author:
Chiara Locatelli; Danitza Pradelli; Giulia Campo; Ilaria Spalla; Alice Savarese; Paola G Brambilla; Claudio Bussadori
Source:
Journal of feline medicine and surgery v.20 no.12 pp. 1138-1143
ISSN:
1532-2750
Subject:
cardiomyopathy; cats; confidence interval; death; distress; echocardiography; females; males; prognosis; retrospective studies; signs and symptoms (animals and humans); veterinary clinics; Italy
Abstract:
... Large studies focusing on restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) in the cat are scarce. The aims of this retrospective study were to describe epidemiological characteristics and to analyse prognostic factors affecting survival in cats with RCM. The clinical archives of the Gran Sasso Veterinary Clinic (Milan, Italy) and of the cardiology unit of the Department of Veterinary Medicine (University of Milan ...
DOI:
10.1177/1098612X18755955

20. Clinical, epidemiological and echocardiographic features and prognostic factors in cats with restrictive cardiomyopathy: A retrospective study of 92 cases (2001‐2015)

Author:
Valérie Chetboul; Peggy Passavin; Emilie Trehiou‐Sechi; Vassiliki Gouni; Camille Poissonnier; Jean‐Louis Pouchelon; Loic Desquilbet
Source:
Journal of veterinary internal medicine 2019 v.33 no.3 pp. 1222-1231
ISSN:
0891-6640
Subject:
arrhythmia; body weight; cardiomyopathy; cats; confidence interval; death; dyspnea; echocardiography; fibrosis; heart failure; models; retrospective studies; risk factors
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is a common primary cardiomyopathy of cats. However, little information is available regarding prognostic variables in large populations of cats with RCM. OBJECTIVES: To characterize the epidemiological, clinical, and echocardiographic features of cats with RCM and to document their survival times and risk factors for cardiac death (CD). ANIMALS: Ninety ...
DOI:
10.1111/jvim.15464
PubMed:
30924221
PubMed Central:
PMC6524389

21. Evaluation of a sensitive cardiac troponin I assay as a screening test for the diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in cats

Author:
S. Hertzsch; A. Roos; G. Wess
Source:
Journal of veterinary internal medicine 2019 v.33 no.3 pp. 1242-1250
ISSN:
0891-6640
Subject:
blood serum; breeds; cardiomyopathy; cat diseases; cats; confidence interval; death; echocardiography; heart failure; males; troponin I
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common cardiac disease in cats. However, most cats are not diagnosed until they develop congestive heart failure, arterial thromboembolism (ATE), or sudden cardiac death. Thus, an affordable screening test for early detection of HCM is desirable. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES: Evaluation of a sensitive cardiac troponin I (cTnI) assay as a screening ...
DOI:
10.1111/jvim.15498
PubMed:
30990935
PubMed Central:
PMC6524108

22. Holter monitoring demonstrates that ventricular arrhythmias are common in cats with decompensated and compensated hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Author:
U. Bartoszuk; B.W. Keene; M. Baron Toaldo; N. Pereira; N. Summerfield; J. Novo Matos; T.M. Glaus
Source:
veterinary journal 2019 v.243 pp. 21-25
ISSN:
1090-0233
Subject:
blood serum; cardiomyopathy; cat diseases; cats; clinical examination; death; echocardiography; heart rate; monitoring; prognosis; radiography; tachycardia; troponin I
Abstract:
... Arrhythmias can complicate cardiac disease in cats and are a potential cause of sudden death. The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence and nature of cardiac arrhythmias, and the potential correlation between plasma serum troponin I (cTnI) concentrations and the presence or severity of arrhythmias in cats with decompensated (dHCM) and compensated hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (cHCM). Forty ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.11.005

23. Tolerance of torasemide in cats with congestive heart failure: a retrospective study on 21 cases (2016–2019)

Author:
Camille Poissonnier; Sarra Ghazal; Peggy Passavin; Maria-Paz Alvarado; Solène Lefort; Emilie Trehiou-Sechi; Vittorio Saponaro; Alix Barbarino; Julia Delle Cave; Charlie-Rose Marchal; Boris Depré; Etienne Vannucci; Renaud Tissier; Patrick Verwaerde; Valérie Chetboul
Source:
BMC veterinary research 2020 v.16 no.1 pp. 339
ISSN:
1746-6148
Subject:
adverse effects; age; ascites; cardiomyopathy; cats; clinical examination; data collection; death; disease course; dogs; dosage; dyspnea; echocardiography; edema; furosemide; heart failure; humans; medical records; objectives; population; prospective studies; retrospective studies; sole; veterinary medicine
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: In dogs with congestive heart failure (CHF), the efficacy of torasemide, a loop diuretic, has been demonstrated. However, unlike in dogs and humans little has been described about the use of torasemide in the cat with spontaneous CHF. The objectives of this retrospective study were therefore to describe the therapeutic use of oral torasemide in cats with spontaneous CHF, document its p ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12917-020-02554-6

24. Transthoracic echocardiography and cardiac biomarkers in healthy captive male and female squirrel monkeys (Saimiri spp.)

Author:
Laurent Locquet; Blandine Houdellier; Bart J. G. Broeckx; Tim Bouts; Veronique Liekens; Jimmy H. Saunders; Pascale Smets
Source:
BMC veterinary research 2020 v.16 no.1 pp. 217
ISSN:
1746-6148
Subject:
Saimiri; animal health; animal models; arrhythmia; biomarkers; blood serum; cats; death; detection limit; diagnostic techniques; dogs; echocardiography; electrocardiography; females; health services; heart rate; human diseases; males; mobile telephones; monitoring; monkeys; natriuretic peptides; normal values; research; troponin T; veterinary medicine; zoo animals
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Echocardiography is the most frequently used non -invasive diagnostic tool to evaluate cardiac anatomy and function in domestic species but increasingly also in non -domestic species, especially since cardiac disease is being recognized as an important cause of death in captive primates. The purpose of this cross -sectional study was to investigate the feasibility of transthoracic echo ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12917-020-02406-3

25. Necropsy findings in a cat with diabetes mellitus and heart failure

Author:
Melanie J Dobromylskyj; Christopher JL Little
Source:
Journal of feline medicine and surgery open reports 2021 v.7 no.2 pp. 20551169211055383
ISSN:
2055-1169
Subject:
ascites; cardiomyopathy; case studies; cats; death; diabetes mellitus; echocardiography; epidemiology; fibrosis; furosemide; heart failure; inflammation; males; medicine; microscopy; myocardium; necropsy; surgery; vena cava
Abstract:
... A 7-year-old male neutered domestic shorthair cat, previously diagnosed and treated for diabetes mellitus (DM), subsequently presented in heart failure (HF). Echocardiography revealed biatrial and biventricular dilation with poor myocardial function, and a left atrial-to-aortic ratio of 1.95:1. There was caudal vena cava dilation, hepatomegaly and ascites. The HF was treated with furosemide for 5 ...
DOI:
10.1177/20551169211055383

26. Risk indictors in cats with preclinical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a prospective cohort study

Author:
Vicky A Ironside; Philip R Tricklebank; Adrian Boswood
Source:
Journal of feline medicine and surgery 2021 v.23 no.2 pp. 149-159
ISSN:
1532-2750
Subject:
blood; blood pressure; cardiomyopathy; cats; clinical examination; cohort studies; death; echocardiography; heart failure; medicine; natriuretic peptides; patients; risk; surgery
Abstract:
... This study aimed to identify indicators of the risk of progression of preclinical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). This was a prospective cohort study following a population of cats with preclinical HCM. Cats serially underwent physical examination, blood pressure measurement, blood sampling and echocardiography. Development of congestive heart failure (CHF), arterial thromboembolism (ATE) or su ...
DOI:
10.1177/1098612X20938651

27. The Feline Cardiomyopathies: 1. General concepts

Author:
Mark D Kittleson; Etienne Côté
Source:
Journal of feline medicine and surgery 2021 v.23 no.11 pp. 1009-1027
ISSN:
1532-2750
Subject:
adults; biomarkers; cardiomyopathy; cats; clinical examination; death; disease severity; dyspnea; echocardiography; edema; heart; heart failure; medicine; mixed breeds; natriuretic peptides; pain; paralysis; phenotype; point-of-care systems; prognosis; radiography; surgery; tachypnea; ultrasonics
Abstract:
... The feline cardiomyopathies are the most prevalent type of heart disease in adult domestic cats. Several forms have been identified (see Parts 2 and 3), with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) being the most common. Clinically the cardiomyopathies are often indistinguishable. Cats with subclinical cardiomyopathy may or may not have characteristic physical examination findings (eg, heart murmur, gal ...
DOI:
10.1177/1098612X211021819

28. The Feline Cardiomyopathies: 2. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Author:
Mark D Kittleson; Etienne Côté
Source:
Journal of feline medicine and surgery 2021 v.23 no.11 pp. 1028-1051
ISSN:
1532-2750
Subject:
biomarkers; blood flow; cardiomyopathy; cats; death; echocardiography; heart; heart failure; hypertension; hyperthyroidism; males; medicine; prognosis; risk; surgery
Abstract:
... Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common form of feline cardiomyopathy observed clinically and may affect up to approximately 15% of the domestic cat population, primarily as a subclinical disease. Fortunately, severe HCM, leading to heart failure or arterial thromboembolism (ATE), only occurs in a small proportion of these cats. Domestic cats of any age from 3 months upward, of either ...
DOI:
10.1177/1098612X211020162