Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Predicting Development of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Disease Outcomes in Cats.
- Journal:
- The Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice
- Year:
- 2023
- Authors:
- Novo Matos, Jose & Payne, Jessie Rose
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Medicine · United Kingdom
- Species:
- cat
Abstract
Echocardiography is the gold standard imaging modality to diagnose hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in cats. Echocardiographic features can predict both cats at an increased risk of developing HCM and cats with HCM at an increased risk of developing cardiovascular events or experiencing cardiac death. Left atrial dysfunction seems to be an important feature of HCM, as it is an early phenotypic abnormality and is also associated with worse outcome.
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