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Because of the increased heart rate and decreased vascular resistance in hyperthyroid cats, hyperthyroid cats also have increased renal plasma flow and an increased glomerular filtration rate. When hyperthyroidism is treated these decrease and an increase of serum creatinine often occurs, which may cause azotaemia and in some cases renal ...
Heart murmur occurs in ... Renal failure is a very common disease in elderly cats and it is controversial as to whether or not feline hypersomatotropism affects the ...
Feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common heart disease in domestic cats; [69] [70] [71] the disease process and genetics are believed to be similar to the disease in humans. [72] In Maine Coon cats, HCM has been confirmed as an autosomal dominant inherited trait. [73] Numerous cat breeds have HCM as a problem in the breed. [74]
Heart murmurs are unique heart sounds produced when blood flows across a heart valve or blood vessel. [1] This occurs when turbulent blood flow creates a sound loud enough to hear with a stethoscope. [2] The sound differs from normal heart sounds by their characteristics. For example, heart murmurs may have a distinct pitch, duration and timing.
A kitten with a heart murmur needed a home — then came an adoption that was “meant to be.” “Our hearts melted when Curie’s adopter told us why this kitten was the one,” a North ...
Diabetic cardiomyopathy is a disorder of the heart muscle in people with diabetes.It can lead to inability of the heart to circulate blood through the body effectively, a state known as heart failure(HF), [2] with accumulation of fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema) or legs (peripheral edema).
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