Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Idiopathic heart disease in 106 cats studied from 1994 to 2001
By Ferasin, L et al.·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·2003·Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Feline idiopathic cardiomyopathy: a retrospective study of 106 cats (1994-2001).
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Plain-English summary
A group of 106 cats with heart disease called idiopathic cardiomyopathy was studied to understand their conditions better. The most common type was hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which affects the heart muscle and was seen in over half of the cats. Most of these cats were domestic short hairs, with an average age of about 7 years. The study found that cats with unclassified cardiomyopathy lived the longest, while those with dilated cardiomyopathy had the shortest survival time. Overall, the median survival for the cats was about 300 days, depending on the type of heart disease they had.
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Abstract
The case records of 106 cats with idiopathic cardiomyopathy that presented to the Feline Centre of the University of Bristol between September 1994 and September 2001 were reviewed retrospectively. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) was the most common form seen (57.5%), followed by restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) (20.7%), dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) (10.4%) and unclassified cardiomyopathy (UCM) (10.4%). One cat showed echocardiographic changes compatible with a moderator band cardiomyopathy (MBCM). Most affected cats were domestic short hairs (DSH) (57.5%). The mean (+/-SD, range) age of cats with cardiomyopathy at presentation was 6.8 (4.3, 0.5-16) years, with an equal distribution of males and females. Clinical findings, electrocardiographic changes and radiographic abnormalities were also reviewed. The median survival time for 73 cats for which follow-up data was available was 300 days. A greater survival time was observed for cats with UCM (925 days) when compared with those with HCM (492 days), RCM (132 days) or DCM (11 days).
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12765625/