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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) in Cats

2020-01-18 by CriticalCareDVM

In previous posts I’ve written about a variety of heart diseases, including dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs, congestive heart failure, and heartworm disease. This week’s post is dedicated to another cardiac problem – hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in cats. I hope you find the information helpful and shareworthy. Happy reading! What is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? The heart is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: ACEi, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, arterial thromboembolism, clopidogrel, concentric, echocardiography, FATE, furosemide, HCM, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, left atrium, left ventricle, Plavix, radiography, thrombus

Feline Arterial Thromboembolism (FAT) – Nobody Wants A Cat to Get FAT!

2017-12-04 by CriticalCareDVM

This week I’ve dedicated time to sharing information about a very important disease in feline medicine – feline arterial thromboembolism or FAT. I have a love-hate relationship with FAT. I love it because it’s complicated, and it challenges me as a board-certified veterinary critical care specialist. I hate it because of the sudden devastation that … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: aggregation, anticoagulant, aorta, Arixtra, arterial thromboembolism, artery, aspartate aminotransferase, aspirin, cardiomyopathy, CHF, clopidogrel, clot, congestive heart failure, creatine kinase, dabigatran, dalteparin, echo-contrast, echocardiography, embolization, endocardium, enoxaparin, external iliac, Factor Xa, fat, fondaparinux, Fragmin, HBOT, hyperbaric, hypertrophic, ischemic, Lovenox, oxygen, pain, paralysis, paresis, platelets, Plavix, Pradaxa, reperfusion, restrictive, smoke, stasis, stroke, thrombin, thrombus, unclassified, warfarin

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