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
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...
Author(s)
Chetboul, V.; Passavin, P.; Trehiou-Sechi, E.; Gouni, V.; Poissonnier, C.; Pouchelon, J. L.; Desquilbet, L.
Publisher
Wiley, Boston, USA
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2019, 33, 3, pp 1222-1231
Canine parvovirus-2 (CPV-2) is nearly indistinguishable from feline panleukopenia virus (FPV) and is a well-known cause of viral myocarditis in young puppies; however, it is not known whether either FPV or CPV-2 naturally infects feline cardiomyocytes and causes myocarditis. Endomyocarditis (EMC)...
Author(s)
McEndaffer, L.; Molesan, A.; Erb, H.; Kelly, K.
Publisher
Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA
Citation
Veterinary Pathology, 2017, 54, 4, pp 669-675
Two sibling cats from a single litter died of aortic thromboembolism and congestive heart failure, respectively, at different times. Both of them were diagnosed pathologically as having the endomyocardial form of restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM), suggesting a possible familial basis for feline...
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Kimura, Y.; Hirakawa, A.; Nakao, S.; Kobayashi, M.; Machida, N.
Publisher
Japanese Society of Veterinary Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
Citation
Advances in Animal Cardiology, 2016, 49, 2, pp 77-80
Feline pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is an unusual and minimally reported condition that can lead to right ventricular insufficiency and death. In cats, PAH was reported in cases in which it was secondary to heartworm disease, pulmonary thromboembolism and patent ductus arteriosus. This is...
Author(s)
Carvalho, E. R.; Sousa, M. G.; Augusto, C. C.; Rodrigues, B. C.; Fenerich, M.; Terrabuio, V. M. T. de C.; Camacho, A. A.
Publisher
Editora Guará, São Paulo, Brazil
Citation
Clínica Veterinária, 2018, 23, 132, pp 66-74
Objectives: 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. Methods: The clinical archives of the Gran Sasso ...
Author(s)
Locatelli, C.; Pradelli, D.; Campo, G.; Spalla, I.; Savarese, A.; Brambilla, P. G.; Bussadori, C.
Publisher
Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA
Citation
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2018, 20, 12, pp 1138-1143
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
A 13-year-old female cat had restrictive cardiomyopathy associated with kidney insufficiency. The treatment was conventional and included an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, a loop diuretic and a positive inotropic and, because of the marked atrial dilation, a platelet antiaggregant....
Author(s)
Bertrand, A.; Drut, A.; Bouhsina, N.
Publisher
Newsmed, Paris, France
Citation
Point Vétérinaire, 2018, 49, 391 (Part 1), pp 54-59
Objectives: Feline cardiomyopathies (CMs) represent a heterogeneous group of myocardial diseases. The most common CM is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), followed by restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM). Studies comparing survival and outcome for different types of CM are scant. Furthermore, little is ...
Author(s)
Spalla, I.; Locatelli, C.; Riscazzi, G.; Santagostino, S.; Cremaschi, E.; Brambilla, P.
Publisher
Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA
Citation
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2016, 18, 6, pp 501-509