Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Diseases linked to kidney infarcts in cats studied by ultrasound
By Hickey, M C et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary internal medicine·2014·Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, United States·View original on PubMed →
PetCaseFinder translated the abstract of this peer-reviewed paper into plain English so pet owners can read it. We do not publish original research — every detail traces back to the citation above. How we work →
Original publication title: Concurrent diseases and conditions in cats with renal infarcts.
- Species:
- cat
Plain-English summary
A group of 600 cats underwent tests for various health issues, and 309 were found to have renal infarcts, which are areas of dead tissue in the kidneys. Cats aged 7 to 14 years were more likely to have these infarcts, especially those with heart disease (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy). Interestingly, cats with renal infarcts were less likely to have tumors and had a higher chance of having a blood clot in the aorta. If your cat is diagnosed with renal infarcts, it's important to have them checked for heart problems as well.
People also search for: cat kidney disease symptoms · cat heart disease treatment · renal infarct in cats · signs of kidney problems in cats
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Renal infarcts identified without definitive association with any specific disease process. OBJECTIVE: Determine diseases associated with diagnosis of renal infarcts in cats diagnosed by sonography or necropsy. ANIMALS: 600 cats underwent abdominal ultrasonography, necropsy, or both at a veterinary medical teaching hospital. METHODS: Information obtained from electronic medical records. Cats classified as having renal infarct present based on results of sonographic evaluation or necropsy. Time-matched case-controls selected from cats that underwent the next scheduled diagnostic procedure. RESULTS: 309 of 600 cats having diagnosis of renal infarct and 291 time-matched controls. Cats 7-14 years old were 1.6 times (odds ratio, 95% CI: 1.03-2.05, P = .03) more likely to have renal infarct than younger cats but no more likely to have renal infarct than older cats (1.4, 0.89-2.25, P = .14). All P = .14 are statistically significant. Cats with renal infarcts were 4.5 times (odds ratio, 95% CI: 2.63-7.68, P < .001) more likely to have HCM compared to cats without renal infarcts. Cats with renal infarcts were 0.7 times (odds ratio, 95% CI: 0.51-0.99, P = .046) less likely to have diagnosis of neoplasia compared to cats without renal infarcts. Cats with diagnosis of hyperthyroidism did not have significant association with having renal infarct. Cats with renal infarcts were 8 times (odds ratio, 95% CI: 2.55-25.40, P ≤ .001) more likely to have diagnosis of distal aortic thromboembolism than cats without renal infarcts. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: Cats with renal infarcts identified on antemortem examination should be screened for occult cardiomyopathy.
Find similar cases for your pet
PetCaseFinder finds other peer-reviewed reports of pets with the same symptoms, plus a plain-English summary of what was tried across them.
Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24528199/