Feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy treatment

• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy In Cats And Dogs | PetCareRx

  ACVIM Fact Sheet: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Cats . Overview Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is one of the most commonly encountered heart disease in cats. This disease is characterized by an abnormal thickening (hypertrophy) of one or several areas of the walls of the heart, usually of the left ventricle. Hypertrophic

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• Feline cardiomyopathies-diagnosis and treatment basic review

  ANESTHESIA FOR FELINE PATIENTS WITH HEART DISEASE Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common cardiac disease in cats. One study found prevalence to be ~16% (Paige C, et al. Prevalence of cardiomyopathy in apparently healthy cats. JVIM 2011;25:1010-1016). The presence or absence of a murmur is not a good predictor of heart disease in cats.

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• [PDF File]ANESTHESIA FOR FELINE PATIENTS WITH HEART DISEASE

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  Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (J Am Coll Cardiol 2011;XX:XX–XX). This pocket guideline is available on the World Wide Web sites of the American College of Cardiology (www.cardiosource. org) and the American Heart Association (my.americanheart.org).

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• Feline Cardiomyopathies: Treatment modalities

  dynamic left-ventricular obstruction in cats with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. J Vet Intern Med 2003; 17(3). 3. Amberger CN, Glardon O, Glaus T, Hörauf A, King JN, Schmidli H et al. Effects of benazepril in the treatment of feline hypertrophic car-diomyopathy. Results of a prospective, open-label, multicenter clini-cal trial.

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• [PDF File]ACVIM Fact Sheet: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Cats …

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  Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy continued Treatment of cats with more advanced congestive heart failure involves the use of diuretics, anti-thrombotic medications (such as low dose aspirin and/or clopidogril) and sometimes ACE-inhibitor medications (such as enalapril or benazepril). Some cats with congestive heart failure may need

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• [PDF File]Update on Feline Cardiomyopathy: Diagnosis, Treatment and ...

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  “Cardiomyopathy” is a term used for describing disease of the heart muscle tissue. There are many types of cardiomyopathy, and “restrictive,” “unclassified,” and “intermediate” cardiomyopathy all refer to the same type: a disorder in which the heart muscle tissue has …

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• [PDF File]Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - MedVet

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  Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most prevalent feline cardiac disease. It is a primary disorder of the heart muscle characterized by thickening of the left ventricle. This thickening causes the heart to not be able to relax normally when filling with blood.

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• Understanding Feline Cardiomyopathy

  DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT . Kathryn Meurs, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology), PhD . This session will focus on the three forms of feline cardiomyopathies: hypertrophic, dilated, and restrictive. We will also discuss thromboembolic disease. Myocardial disease, particularly hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, is the most common heart disease in the ...

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• [PDF File]Restrictive/Unclassified Cardiomyopathy, Feline

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  Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) n The most common of the feline primary cardiomyopathies n Etiology is uncertain, but it is inherited in some feline lines and a mutation has been identified in Maine coons and Rag dolls n Causes of secondary left ventricular hypertrophy must be ruled out to diagnose a cat with HCM (thyrotoxicosis, systemic

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• [PDF File]Adapted from the 2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis ...

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  1. Which is the best treatment of an asymptomatic cat with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a. Beta-blockers b. Diltiazem,a calcium-channel blocker c. This question remains unanswered,because of the lack of controlled clinical studies, d. ACEI e. Frusemide 2. Which is the best treatment for an asymptomatic cat with restrictive cardiomyopathy: a.

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