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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy with Aortic Thromboembolism in Two Cats  

Kim, Mi-Eun (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Lee, Hye-Yeon (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Kim, Jun-Young (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Lee, Nam-Soon (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Jeon, Jae-Nam (Kangnam Animal Clinic)
Lee, Young-Heun (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Youn, Hwa-Young (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Kim, Dae-Yong (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Choi, Min-Cheol (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
Yoon, Jung-Hee (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.26, no.4, 2009 , pp. 362-366 More about this Journal
Abstract
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most often seen type of cardiomyopathy in cats. The cause is unknown but a genetic basis is thought to underlie some cases. Thromboembolism (TE) is a troubling complication in cats with myocardial disease. Two cats referred to Seoul National University Hospital for Animals with the paralysis of bilateral hindlimbs after vomiting. The cats were depressed and the bilateral hindlimbs were cyanotic, cool and painful. Heart murmur sounds were auscultated in both cases. Through radiographic and echocardiographic evaluation, HCM was diagnosed. TE at the distal aortic trifurcation was also visualized on abdominal ultrasonography. Both cats were expired and HCM and saddle thrombus were confirmed by postmortem examination in one cat.
Keywords
feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; aortic thromboembolism; radiography; echocardiography; ultrasonography;
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