Echocardiographic aspects of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a Persian cat: case report
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2011-12-01
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Souza, Priscilla Macedo [UNESP]
Arruda, Vanesa Kutz [UNESP]
Lourenço, Maria Lucia Gomes [UNESP]
Zardo, Karen Maciel [UNESP]
Mamprim, Maria Jaqueline [UNESP]
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Univ Federal Rural Pernambuco
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a primary myocardial abnormality characterized by diastolic dysfunction and congestive heart failure of unknown etiology. It is a cardiac disorder most common in cats (Felis catus), and is reported as a rare condition in dogs. There are racial, sex and age predisposition in cats. Clinical signs commonly found are anorexia, nausea, vomiting, acute dyspnea, paresis or paralysis of hind limbs. Radiographic and electrocardiographic exams are critical to understanding the disease, but Doppler echocardiographic imaging is the definitive method for diagnosis. Our objective is to report the appearance and Doppler ultrasonography in a case of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a 3-year-old Persian cat.
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, feline, echocardiography
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Medicina Veterinaria-recife. Recife Pe: Univ Federal Rural Pernambuco, v. 5, n. 4, p. 105-107, 2011.