Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with heart failure caused by large band in left heart chamber
By Wray, Jonathan D et al.·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·2007·Willows Referral Service, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Congestive heart failure associated with a large transverse left ventricular moderator band in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 9-year-old cat was brought in for congestive heart failure, which means it was having trouble breathing and showed signs of fluid buildup. The vet discovered several heart issues, including a large band of tissue in the left ventricle that was causing problems. Despite efforts to treat the cat, its condition worsened, and it was ultimately euthanized. A necropsy revealed significant heart damage and abnormalities, including thickening of the heart valves and signs of heart muscle death.
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Abstract
Cardiomyopathy associated with abnormal trabecular bands of tissue traversing one or both ventricles is reported rarely in cats. The case of a 9-year-old cat which presented in congestive heart failure is reported. Multiple cardiac abnormalities were found, including a large trabecular tissue bridge which bisected the left ventricle. Other findings included arrhythmia, thrombocytopaenia and raised serum creatine kinase. The cat was euthanased due to clinical deterioration. Necropsy findings included increased cardiac weight, the division of the left ventricle by a large trabecular band composed of connective tissue and cardiac myofibres consistent with a moderator band, nodular thickening of the mitral valve, left atrial dilation, and fibroplasia/fibrosis of the left ventricular myocardium associated with widespread myofibre necrosis due to infarction. Pathological findings in this case differ from previous reports of ventricular transverse bridging tissue in cats with cardiac disease.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16861023/