Cat hypertrophic cardiomyopathy prognosis

    • [PDF File]Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

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      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 adult cat. Remember that valvular disease in the cat is very rare.

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

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      “Hypertrophic” refers to hypertrophy; “hypertrophy” is an increase in size of a tissue or organ that is not due to formation of a tumor; “cardiomyopathy” is a disease of heart muscle The heart of the cat is composed of four chambers; the top two chambers are the right and left atria and the bottom two

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

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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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    • [PDF File]Cardiomyopathy in Cats - The Cat Doctor

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      treatment of feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 1998;34:38–41. – 19 cats studied retrospectively – Included any cat with HCM that was examined in a 6 year period that was placed on enalapril for at least 3 months that had a follow‐up exam within 6 months of diagnosis

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    • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy | Manhattan Cat Specialists

      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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    • Understanding Feline Cardiomyopathy

      Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a heterogeneous disease, both in terms of presentation and outcome. Some affected cats are presented with signs of conges-tive heart failure (CHF) or thromboembolism, and some cats die suddenly. Other affected cats can have long survival times and die …

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    • [PDF File]Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

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      Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. What is Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy? Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common heart disease, affecting up to 15% of all cats. HCM causes thickening (hypertrophy) of the left ventricle in the absence of a known cause, such as high blood pressure or an overactive thyroid.

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    • HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY

      Cardiomyopathy in Cats . Cardiomyopathy literally means "disease of the heart muscle." This is a disease that occurs in purebred and non- ... Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) causes the walls of the left ventricle to become thicker than normal. ... The prognosis is largely dependent on when the disease is diagnosed ...

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    • [PDF File]HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY IN CATS

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      HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY Most often diagnosed during infancy or adolescence, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the second most common form of heart muscle disease, is usually genetically transmitted, and comprises about 35–40% of cardiomyopathies in

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    • Prognostic Indicators in Cats with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

      occult cardiomyopathy • Fox PR, et al. Multicenter evaluation of plasma N-terminal probrain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro BNP)as a biochemical screening test for asymptomatic (occult) cardiomyopathy in cats. JVIM. 2011. • NT-pro BNP significantly higher in occult CM (186 pmol/L) versus normal (24 pmol/L)

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