By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Veterinary Week -- Research findings on Veterinary Medicine are discussed in a new report. According to news originating from Hatfield, United Kingdom, by VerticalNews correspondents, research stated, “Cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and congestive heart failure (CHF) can have resolution of both left ventricular hypertrophy and CHF. To describe the clinical characteristics of cats with transient myocardial thickening (TMT) and CHF compared with a control population of cats without resolution of HCM.”
Financial support for this research came from Everts Luff Feline Endowment.
Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of London, “A total of 21 cats with TMT, 21 cats with HCM. Retrospective study. Clinical records at 4 veterinary centers were searched for TMT cases and a control group of cats with HCM and CHF. TMT was defined as initial maximal left ventricular wall thickness (LVWT) {{>=}}6 mm with left-sided CHF, with subsequent resolution of CHF, reduction in left atrium/aorta (LA/Ao), and LVWT <5.5 mm. HCM was defined as persistent LVWT {{>=}}6 mm. Cats with TMT were younger (2 [0.4-11.4] years) than cats with HCM (8 [1.6-14] years) (p <0.0001), and antecedent events were more common (15/21 versus 6/21, respectively) (p=0.01). In cats with TMT, LVWT normalized from 6.8 [6.0-9.7] mm to 4.8 [2.8-5.3] mm and LA/Ao decreased from 1.8 [1.6-2.3] to 1.45 [1.2-1.7] after a mean interval of 3.3 (95% CI: 1.8-4.7) months. CHF recurred in 1 of 21 TMT and 15 of 21 cats with HCM. Cardiac treatment was discontinued in 20 of 21 cats with TMT and 0 of 21 HCM cats. All cats with TMT survived, whereas 8 of 19 cats with HCM died during the study period. TMT occurs in younger cats, and antecedent events are common.”
According to the news editors, the research concluded: “The prognosis is better in cats with CHF associated with TMT than HCM.”
For more information on this research see: Transient Myocardial Thickening in Cats Associated with Heart Failure. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine , 2017;():. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine can be contacted at: Blackwell Publishing Inc, 350 Main St, Malden, MA 02148, USA. (Wiley-Blackwell - http://www.wiley.com/; Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1939-1676)
The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from J. Novo Matos, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Hatfield, UK. Additional authors for this research include N. Pereira, T. Glaus, L. Wilkie, K. Borgeat, J. Loureiro, J. Silva, V. Law, A. Kranjc, D.J. Connolly and V. Luis Fuentes.
The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.14897. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.
The publisher’s contact information for the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine is: Blackwell Publishing Inc, 350 Main St, Malden, MA 02148, USA.
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CITATION: (2018-01-01), Study Results from University of London Provide New Insights into Veterinary Medicine (Transient Myocardial Thickening in Cats Associated with Heart Failure), Veterinary Week, 10, ISSN: 1944-2785, BUTTER® ID: 014920399
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