Non-taurine responsive dilated cardiomyopathy in 2 cats
| Autor: | Kadir Sevim, Ekrem Çağatay Çolakoğlu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Taurine Anorexia 01 natural sciences chemistry.chemical_compound Internal medicine Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy Veteriner Hekimlik Medicine cardiovascular diseases CATS General Veterinary business.industry Furosemide Dilated cardiomyopathy medicine.disease cat dilated cardiomyopathy taurine 0104 chemical sciences 010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistry Veterinary Pimobendan chemistry Cardiology Animal Science and Zoology medicine.symptom business Rare disease medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Volume: 68, Issue: 3 301-306 Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi |
| ISSN: | 1300-0861 1308-2817 |
| DOI: | 10.33988/auvfd.772831 |
| Popis: | Feline dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a rare disease characterized by myocardial failure and systolic dysfunction. Taurine deficiency is the most important cause of DCM phenotype in cats. A 2 year-old Scottish fold and a 8 month-old domestic shorthair cat referred to hospital with anorexia, weakness and increased respiratory effort. Based on electrocardiographic, radiographic and echocardiographic findings, the diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy was done in both the cases. The cases were managed with pimobendan, furosemide, acetylsalicylic acid and taurine. The cats were more active and clinically healthy during 15 days follow-up. No remarkable changes were observed in follow up echocardiographies. The cases presented here reflect clinical signs, cardiological examination findings, diagnosis and management of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy in 2 cats. |
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