Diagnosis and treatment of transient myocardial thickening in cats
Transient myocardial thickening(TMT)in cats is rare in clinical practice.A case of TMT was reported.The patient was a two years and three months old female mixed-race cat.The patient was diagnosed as myocardial thickening(thickening of left ventricle and ventricular septum wall),pleural effusion and heart failure after clinical examination,X-ray,echocardiography and rapid detection of cat heart disease.After treatment,the clinical symptoms of the cats gradually disappeared.After reexamination three months after treatment,the ultrasonic images and parameters of the heart returned to normal.The thickness of left ventricular wall decreased from 6.37 mm to 4.63 mm,the thickness of ventricular septum decreased from 6.42 mm to 4.21 mm,and the left atrium/aorta(LA/AO)decreased from 1.73 to 1.40.Finally,the cat was diagnosed as TMT in cat.
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