Clinical signs and left atrial size in cats with cardiovascular disease in general practice

• Published in: Journal of small animal practice Vol. 53; no. 1; pp. 27 - 33
• Main Authors: Smith, S., Dukes-McEwan, J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2012
• Subjects: Animals; arrhythmia; Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic; Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic - diagnosis; Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic - epidemiology; Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic - veterinary; Cardiovascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis; Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology; Cardiovascular Diseases - veterinary; cat diseases; Cat Diseases - diagnosis; Cat Diseases - epidemiology; Cats; clinical examination; diagnosis; Echocardiography; Echocardiography - veterinary; epidemiology; Female; heart; Heart Murmurs; Heart Murmurs - diagnosis; Heart Murmurs - epidemiology; Heart Murmurs - veterinary; heart rate; Heart Rate - physiology; Male; physiology; population characteristics; Prospective Studies; respiratory tract diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases - veterinary; veterinary

Objectives: To evaluate population characteristics, clinical signs and simple echocardiographic measurements of a general practice population of cats, in identifying characteristics that reliably distinguish cats with heart disease from others, including those with respiratory disease, using widely...