Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a mixed breed cat family.
A spayed female mixed cat (case 1) and its female offspring, the result of a pairing between case 1 and its male sibling, were diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). A pedigree survey revealed that the prevalence of HCM was at least 12.5% in the family, which was considered to be significantly higher than that in a hospital-based population (approximately 1.6%). Thus, this finding seems to support the suspected occurrence of familial HCM in this group of related cats.
Kawamura Animal Hospital, 1-45-3 Nishigaoka, Kita-Ku, Tokyo 115-0056, Japan.
Kiyoshi
K
Nakagawa
Naoyuki
N
Takemura
Noboru
N
Machida
Masamichi
M
Kawamura
Hajime
H
Amasaki
Hisashi
H
Hirose
D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002415:Cats; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D010375:Pedigree