HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY IN A DOMESTIC CAT (Felis catus) ASSOCIATED WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

Authors

  • Carlos Eduardo Vasconcelos da Silva Universidade de Brasília - UnB
  • Helvécio Leal Santos Júnior União Pioneira de Integração Social - Upis
  • Luis Felipe Neves dos Santos União Pioneira de Integração Social - Upis
  • Gisele Junqueira Ribeiro de Alvarenga União Pioneira de Integração Social - Upis
  • Márcio Botelho de Castro Universidade de Brasília - UnB

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v10i1.1619

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Abstract

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common cardiac disease in cats, characterized by diastolic dysfunction and congestive heart failure. Thromboembolic episodes are frequently described and in some cases it may involve the myocardium and may cause infarction and cardiac hemodynamic compromise. A case of HCM in an adult male domestic cat (Felis catus) that died with signs of serious congestion and low cardiac output is described. Necro-inflammatory alterations were observed at histopathological evaluation involving the right atrium and left and right ventricular walls, compatible with focally extensive acute myocardium infarction. Coronary thromboembolism was yet identified in the right atrium and it was presumably the cause of infarction in this patient.

Key words: Domestic cat, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, myocardial infarction, thromboembolism.

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Author Biographies

Carlos Eduardo Vasconcelos da Silva, Universidade de Brasília - UnB

Professor Assitente de Clínica Médica de Pequenos Animais Faculdade Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária - FAV Universidade de Brasília UnB - Brasília - DF Brasília - DF

Helvécio Leal Santos Júnior, União Pioneira de Integração Social - Upis

Professor de Patologia Veterinária União Pioneira de Integração Social Upis –Planaltina – DF

Luis Felipe Neves dos Santos, União Pioneira de Integração Social - Upis

Residente de Clínica Médica de Pequenos Animais União Pioneira de Integração Social Upis - Planaltina – DF

Gisele Junqueira Ribeiro de Alvarenga, União Pioneira de Integração Social - Upis

Residente de Clínica Médica de Pequenos Animais União Pioneira de Integração Social Upis - Planaltina – DF

Márcio Botelho de Castro, Universidade de Brasília - UnB

Professor Adjunto de Patologia Veterinária Faculdade Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária - FAV Universidade de Brasília UnB - Brasília - DF Brasília - DF

Published

2009-04-03

How to Cite

SILVA, C. E. V. da; SANTOS JÚNIOR, H. L.; SANTOS, L. F. N. dos; ALVARENGA, G. J. R. de; CASTRO, M. B. de. HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY IN A DOMESTIC CAT (Felis catus) ASSOCIATED WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 10, n. 1, p. 335–341, 2009. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v10i1.1619. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/1619. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.

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