Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Pulmonary artery narrowing in three young cats treated with atenolol
By Aoki, Takuma et al.Ā·Published in The Journal of veterinary medical scienceĀ·2015Ā·School of Veterinary Medicine, JapanĀ·View original on PubMed ā
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Original publication title: Peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis in three cats.
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Plain-English summary
Three cats were found to have a heart condition called peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis, which caused abnormal heart murmurs. A 4-month-old Somali cat, a 1-year-old Norwegian Forest cat, and a 6-month-old American Curl cat were all diagnosed with this issue, but they didn't show any other symptoms. After treatment with a medication called atenolol, the pressure in the affected arteries improved in the Somali and Norwegian Forest cats. This suggests that atenolol can help manage this condition in cats.
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Abstract
Case 1 involved a 4-month-old intact male Somali cat in which peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis (PPS) was recognized after a cardiac murmur remained following patent ductus arteriosus ligation. Case 2, which involved a 1-year-old neutered male Norwegian Forest cat, and Case 3, which involved a 6-month-old intact female American Curl cat, were referred, because of cardiac murmurs. Grades III to IV/VI systolic heart murmurs were auscultated at the left heart base in all 3 cats. All cases showed bilateral pulmonary artery stenosis, although there were no associated clinical signs. In Cases 1 and 2, the pressure gradient through the stenosis decreased after treatment with atenolol.
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