Congestive heart failure in cats prognosis

    • [PDF File]Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease in Dogs

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      congestive heart failure (CHF, or fluid build-up within the lungs). How is DMVD diagnosed? A distinctive heart murmur is the most common sign of mitral valve disease. The murmur is caused by the valve leak. Chest X-rays or an echocardiogram (ultrasound of the heart) or both are used to


    • Management of Heart Failure in Cats. In: Proceedings of ...

      bolism as well as congestive heart failure (CHF). 3. Congenital heart disease As with dogs, PDAs should be closed. In contrast with dogs, ventricular septal defects (VSDs) are the most com-mon defect. The prognosis for VSDs is good, and interven-tion of any kind is rarely needed. C. PAST OR PRESENT HEART FAILURE Management in cats depends more ...


    • [PDF File]Right-Sided Congestive Heart Failure - Joondalup Vet

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      •Right-sided congestive heart failure is not curable, with few exceptions (such as pets with heartworm disease, irregular heartbeats [arrhythmias], excessive levels of thyroid hormone [hyperthyroidism], and fluid buildup in the space between the heart and the sac that surrounds the heart for unknown cause [so-called “idiopathic


    • Understanding Feline Cardiomyopathy

      enlarged atria. Cats with DCM usually progress to congestive heart failure. Potential Outcomes Although there is variable progression with feline cardiomyopathy with many cats remaining asymptomatic for years, many will progress to developing clinical signs associated with their disease at some point.


    • [PDF File]Heart disease and congestive heart failure

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      How long can my pet live with congestive heart failure? The prognosis for pets with congestive heart failure is variable and dependent on the nature of the underlying heart disease, as well as response to therapy. Your pet’s cardiologist will discuss the prognosis for your pet with you based on the specific nature of his/her condition.


    • [PDF File]Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Cats

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      cats, prognosis depends upon whether or not congestive heart failure is already present at the time of initial diagnosis. If there is no evidence of heart failure, the time until it develops is difficult to predict but may be several months or more. Unfortunately, once heart failure occurs, long-term prognosis is poor.


    • [PDF File]FELINE HEART DISEASE Julie M. Azzopardi, LVT, VTS ...

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      congestive heart failure. With severe HCM, cellular necrosis and myocardial scarring is ob-served. Left heart failure leads to pulmonary edema and pleural effusion. Severe left atrial dila-tion results in stagnate blood predisposing the cat to thromboembolisms. Sudden cardiac death is also a risk, it may be due to ATE or arrhythmias that develop.


    • Prognostic Indicators in Cats with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

      Background: Left atrial (LA) enlargement, congestive heart failure (CHF), and aortic thromboembolism (ATE) are associated with decreased survival in cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), but the prognostic value of echocar-diographic variables has not been well characterized.


    • [PDF File]Feline Heart Disease

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      • Congestive heart failure: This occurs when cardiac dysfunction leads to leakage of fluid into the lungs (pulmonary edema) or within the chest or abdomen (pleural or abdominal effusion). Common signs exhibited by cats with congestive heart failure in clude respiratory distress, decreased appetite, and …


    • [PDF File]Heart Disease and Congestive Heart Failure

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      Congestive heart failure (CHF) can occur secondary to progression of a variety of structural heart diseases in dogs and cats. It is a syndrome characterized by decreased cardiac output (blood flow) and circulatory congestion resulting in leakage of fluid


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