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ArticleJournal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology2022

Dilated cardiomyopathy in cats: survey of veterinary cardiologists and retrospective evaluation of a possible association with diet.

S I Karp, L M Freeman, J E Rush, W G Arsenault, S M Cunningham, T C DeFrancesco, E T Karlin, N J Laste, B K Lefbom, C Plante and 3 more

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Article in Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

S I KarpDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton, MA, 01536, USA.
L M FreemanDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton, MA, 01536, USA. Electronic address: lisa.freeman@tufts.edu.
J E RushDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton, MA, 01536, USA.
W G ArsenaultSouthwest Florida Veterinary Specialists, 28400 Old 41 Road, Suite 1, Bonita Springs, FL, 34135, USA.
S M CunninghamDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton, MA, 01536, USA.
T C DeFrancescoCollege of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 1060 William Moore Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA.
E T KarlinDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton, MA, 01536, USA.
N J LasteBulger Veterinary Hospital, 141 Winthrop Avenue, Lawrence, MA, 01843, USA.
B K LefbomCVCA Vienna Cardiac Care for Pets, 140 Park St, Vienna, VA, 22180, USA.
C PlanteUniversity of Montreal, 3200 Rue Sicotte, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada.
K T RodriguezNashville Veterinary Specialists, 2971 Sidco Drive, Nashville, TN, 37204, USA.
W D TyrrellCVCA Leesburg Cardiac Care for Pets, 165 Fort Evans Road NE, Leesburg, VA, 20176, USA.
V K YangDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton, MA, 01536, USA.
Tufts University · USCarolina Veterinary Specialists · USNorth Carolina State University · USUniversité de Montréal · CA

Funding

Naturally occurring canine myxomatous mitral valve disease as a large animal model for human non-syndromic mitral valve prolapseK01OD028205 · OD · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · PI YANG, VICKY K. · 2019 to 2023
$691k
NIH HHS K01 OD028205
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

INTRODUCTION/

objectivesThe objectives were to conduct a survey of cardiologists on their recent experiences with cats that have dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and to retrospectively review individual cases of feline DCM. ANIMALS, MATERIALS AND

methodsPart one: A survey was distributed to cardiologists with questions regarding caseload and clinical management of cats with DCM diagnosed over the past two years. Part two: Cardiologists completing the survey were invited to submit data from cats recently diagnosed with DCM. Data on signalment, clinical signs, diet, echocardiographic measurements and outcome were recorded.

resultsPart one: From 52 completed surveys, many cardiologists responded that measuring and supplementing taurine and recommending a diet change in cats with DCM are common practices. Few (15%) cardiologists reported an increase in the number of feline DCM cases over the past two years, although some had cases that improved even if taurine deficiency was not present. Part two: Twenty of 37 (54%) cats ate low pea/lentil (low PL) diets, and 14/37 (38%) ate high PL diets at the time of diagnosis; three had incomplete diet information. Two of 13 cats (15%) in which taurine was measured had levels below the reference range. After adjusting for other variables, cats eating high PL diets that changed diets after diagnosis had a significantly longer survival time than that of cats eating high PL diets that did not change diets after diagnosis (P = 0.025).

conclusionsAdditional research is warranted to determine whether there could be a possible association between diet and DCM in cats.

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CardiologistsCardiomyopathy, DilatedCat DiseasesAnimalsCatsDietDogsHumansRetrospective StudiesDietFelineHeart failureNutritionPulses

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PMCPMC10227871
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