Update on Feline Cardiomyopathy: Cardiology Diagnosis, Treatment and Management

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Kathryn Meurs

چکیده

Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is defined by left ventricular hypertrophy without causative systemic or other cardiac disease. It is the most common form of heart disease in the cat. The etiology for the majority of cases is unknown. However, it is inherited in Maine coon and ragdoll breeds and is believed to be in the American shorthair, sphynx, Norwegian forest, and a few others. In the Maine coon breed it has been shown to be an autosomal dominant trait (both genders are equally affected). In the Maine coon and ragdoll breeds a mutation has recently been identified as causative for the disease. Genetic tests based on a buccal swab are now available for these breeds (www.cvm.ncsu.edu/vhc/csds/vcgl/index.html). It is a different mutation in both breeds and does not appear to be causative in other breeds.

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