Syncope is defined as a paroxysmal loss of fainting caused by hypoperfusion of the entire brain with sudden onset, short duration and complete spontaneous recovery. Differentiation is made between cardiac, cerebrovascular, orthostatic and neurologically mediated syncope (Brignole et al., 2004)....

Syncope (fainting or fit) is a clinical presentation commonly encountered in veterinary practice. Witnessing a syncopal event can be a very dramatic experience for an owner. Syncope should always be considered as a clinical sign and not as a disease in itself. Depending on the underlying cause, it...

In recent years, we have observed an increasing number of cases of fainting in dogs. These cases were investigated in the cardiological surgery at the Clinic of Horse, Dog and Cat Diseases at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Agricultural University in Wroclaw. The aim of the conducted...

Holter-ECG monitoring is used in human and veterinary cardiology. Indications for the examination include fainting, vertigo, palpitation, the evaluation of appearance of risk factors for fatal arrhythmia, long-QT syndrome, the evaluation of 24-h QT interval variability, the evaluation of...

Sensitive markers to detect acute kidney injury (AKI) in cats are lacking. Kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) is a promising marker of acute tubular injury in humans, and sequence and structure of feline KIM-1 have been determined. KIM-1 is shed into urine of cats with natural AKI. The objectives of...

Objectives: To evaluate risk factors associated with different types of cardiac death in cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Animals: Two hundred fifty-five cats with HCM referred to a veterinary teaching hospital. Methods: This is a retrospective study. Cats with HCM were identified that...

Objectives: The aims of this study were to validate a semi-automated high-resolution electrophoretic technique to quantify urinary albumin in healthy and diseased cats, and to evaluate its diagnostic performance in cases of proteinuria and renal diseases. Methods: Urine samples were collected from...

Objective: To determine the clinical outcome of corneal grafting for the treatment of feline corneal sequestrum (FCS). Animal studied: Domestic cats. Procedures: A review of the medical records of cats that underwent keratoplasty as a treatment of FCS at the VTH-UAB, from 2002 to 2012, was carried...

The primary hyperaldosteronism, an endocrine disease increasingly identified in cats, is characterized by adrenal gland dysfunction that interferes with the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, triggering the hypersecretion of aldosterone. Pathophysiological consequences of excessive aldosterone...

Ascites, an episode of syncope or thromboembolism is some of the complications associated with the principal canine and feline cardiac conditions. These complications are less consistently observed than cardiogenic pulmonary oedema (treated separately in this issue) and there is no consensus...