التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
The prevalence of murmurs and gallop sounds in anemic cats. |
| المؤلفون: |
Matson, Hannah1 (AUTHOR) hmatson1@rvc.ac.uk, Fuentes, Virginia Luis1 (AUTHOR), Humm, Karen1 (AUTHOR) |
| المصدر: |
Journal of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care. Nov2024, Vol. 34 Issue 6, p606-609. 4p. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
*HEART murmurs, *BLOOD transfusion, *HOSPITAL emergency services, *ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, *CATS, *CAT diseases |
| مستخلص: |
Background: There is little information on the prevalence of auscultatory abnormalities in anemic cats. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of cardiac murmurs and gallop sounds in a population of anemic and nonanemic cats presenting to an emergency room (ER) and to assess whether the prevalence of auscultatory abnormalities was influenced by the severity of anemia. Key Findings: Records of cats presenting to an ER between May 2021 and May 2022 or receiving a blood transfusion between September 2019 and January 2022 were retrospectively analyzed for presence of a murmur or gallop sound. Cats with known structural heart disease were excluded. A murmur was found in 56 of 185 (30%) anemic cats compared with 11 of 102 (11%) nonanemic cats (p < 0.001), with a higher proportion in cats with PCV <16% (p < 0.001). Twenty‐five of 185 (14%) anemic cats had a gallop compared with 4 of 102 (4%) nonanemic cats (p = 0.009), with the highest proportion in cats with PCV 11%–20% (p < 0.001). Echocardiography was performed on 17 of 185 anemic cats; 8 had normal echocardiograms and 9 demonstrated evidence of chamber dilation without left ventricular wall thickening, consistent with anemia. Conclusions: Abnormalities on auscultation are common in anemic cats presenting to the ER, with a higher prevalence in more severely anemic cats. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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