Practical relevance: Although feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) occurs more commonly, dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM), arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) and cardiomyopathy - nonspecific phenotype (NCM; ...
Author(s)
Kittleson, M. D.; Côté, E.
Publisher
Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA
Citation
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2021, 23, 11, pp 1053-1067
Introduction/objectives: The objectives were to conduct a survey of cardiologists on their recent experiences with cats that have dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and to retrospectively review individual cases of feline DCM. Animals, materials and methods: Part one: A survey was distributed to...
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Karp, S. I.; Freeman, L. M.; Rush, J. E.; Arsenault, W. G.; Cunningham, S. M.; Defrancesco, T. C.; Karlin, E. T.; Laste, N. J.; Lefbom, B. K.; Plante, C.; Rodriguez, K. T.; Tyrrell, W. D.; Yang, V. K.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Cardiology, 2022, 39, pp 22-34
Objectives; The aims of this study were to assess the potential associations between the serum cardiac troponin I (cTnI) concentration in healthy cats and feline characteristics, systolic blood pressure, heart rate (HR), echocardiographic measurements and storage time; and to compare cTnI...
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Hanås, S.; Larsson, A.; Rydén, J.; Lilliehöök, I.; Häggström, J.; Tidholm, A.; Höglund, K.; Ljungvall, I.; Holst, B. S.
Publisher
Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA
Citation
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2022, 24, 10, pp e370-e379
Cardiomyopathies are the most frequently observed cardiac diseases in cats. Among these, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is certainly the most frequently diagnosed. Other cardiomyopathies, such as restrictive cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, and arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy show lower...
Author(s)
Toaldo, M. B.; Guglielmini, C.
Publisher
Point Vétérinaire Italie s.r.l., Milano, Italy
Citation
Summa, Animali da Compagnia, 2019, 36, 10, pp 5-16
Heart disease in cats can lead to congestive heart failure if untreated. This retrospective study on feline heart disease was conducted at University Veterinary Hospital, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UVH-UPM) using data collected for the period of 2013 to 2015. In this study, the prevalence of cats...
Author(s)
Khor, K. H.; Zakaria, A.; Rasedee, A.
Publisher
Veterinary Association of Malaysia, UPM, Serdang, Malaysia
Citation
Jurnal Veterinar Malaysia, 2018, 30, 2, pp 8-13
This article aims at the presentation of an important heart disease in cats. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), is a primary myocardial disease, characterized by the increased cardiac mass, associated with non-dilated, hypertrophied left ventricle, however with the absence of other cardiac or...
Author(s)
Sapierzyński, R.; Szaluś, O.; Wojtczak, M.
Publisher
Krajowa Izba Lekarsko Weterynaryjna, Warszawa, Poland
Citation
Życie Weterynaryjne, 2017, 92, 1, pp 50-57
Cardiomyopathies are the most common form of heart disease in cats. Cats with severe or advanced disease are more likely to die as a result of heart failure, sudden death or arterial thromboembolism. There is a dearth of peer-reviewed evidence to support the benefit of any therapy at any stage of ...
Author(s)
Dennis, S.; Loureiro, J.
Publisher
Veterinary Business Development Ltd, Peterborough, UK
Citation
Veterinary Times, 2013, 43, 39, pp 28-29
Feline dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a rare disease characterized by myocardial failure and systolic dysfunction. Taurine deficiency is the most important cause of DCM phenotype in cats. A 2 year-old Scottish fold and a 8 month-old domestic shorthair cat were referred to hospital with anorexia,...
Author(s)
Sevim, K.; Çolakoğlu, E. Ç.
Publisher
Ankara Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi Dekanlig, Ankara, Turkey
Citation
Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 2021, 68, 3, pp 301-306
Two cats presented with the chief complaints of abdominal distention, anorexia, and respiratory distress. Echocardiography showed left ventricular dilatation and a marked reduction in left ventricular fraction shortening (FS), leading to a diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Although both ...
Author(s)
Yoshida, T.; Ichikawa, N.; Koike, M.; Hirokawa, T.; Sasaoka, K.; Machida, N.; Taguchi, M.
Publisher
Japanese Society of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Tottori, Japan
Citation
Journal of Animal Clinical Medicine, 2016, 25, 4, pp 148-152
Feline cardiopathies are relevant on veterinary practice although lack of regional epidemiogical description. The purpose of this study is to determine cardiopathy prevalence and survival of cardiac and non-cardiac patients on Santa Catarina's northern and Itajai valley regions. The retrospective...
Author(s)
Barroso, C. D. N.; Caminotto, E. de L.; Calahani, A.; Silveira, M. F.
Publisher
Faculdade de Veterinaria, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brazil
Citation
Revista Brasileira de Ciência Veterinária, 2020, 27, 4, pp 175-182