Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with mitral valve narrowing and bacterial heart infection
By Matsuu, Aya et al.·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical science·2007·Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Mitral stenosis with bacterial myocarditis in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
An 11-year-old female Japanese mongrel cat was brought to the vet because she was having trouble breathing and was weak. Tests showed that her heart had a serious problem called mitral stenosis, which was made worse by a bacterial infection. Despite treatments like fluids, diuretics, and antibiotics, her condition did not improve, and sadly, she passed away 10 days later. This case highlights the challenges of treating heart issues complicated by infections in older cats.
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Abstract
An eleven-year-old female Japanese mongrel cat was referred to the Tottori University Veterinary Teaching Hospital for assessment of acute paresis and dyspnea. Two-dimensional echocardiography showed a hydropericardium. The mitral valve leaflets were thickened, the separation of the right and left leaflets was not complete. Treatments with intravenous fluids of lactate Ringer solution, furosemide, urokinase, antibiotics were initiated, but did not improve the respiratory failure. The cat died 10 days later. From pathological and microbiological examinations, this was an unusual case diagnosed as acquired mitral stenosis associated with congenital malformation of the mitral valve complex, and accompanied by secondary infectious myocarditis with Streptococcus canis.
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