UPDATE FROM THE FAT CAT STUDY ON ARTERIAL THROMBOEMBOLISM

摘要

Arterial thromboembolism secondary to cardiac disease (cardiogenic embolism or cardioembolic disease) is often a devastating clinical event with an overall mortality rate of approximately 66%. Retrospective studies have reported a cardioembolic (CE) occurrence rate of 12%-17% in cats with underlying HCM. A search of the Veterinary Medical Database (VMDB) reveals a CF occurrence rate of 0.1% in all cats that present for medical care at North American veterinary teaching hospitals with a mean frequency of 6% in cats with underlying myocardial disease (HCM-6%, DCM-5%, RCM-6%, non-specific myocardial disease- 7%).