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ArticleJournal of feline medicine and surgery2025

Comparative evaluation of left atrial size in healthy cats measured by two-dimensional echocardiography and cardiovascular MRI.

Lirou Wei, Jing Li, Honglin Ren, Shiyi Fu, Yiting Liu, Yuhong Wu, Bo Liu

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Lirou WeiCollege of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Jing LiCollege of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Honglin RenCollege of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Shiyi FuCollege of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Yiting LiuCollege of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Yuhong WuCollege of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Bo LiuCollege of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7050-5694

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objectivesThis study aimed to assess left atrial (LA) size in healthy cats using cardiovascular MRI (cMRI) and to compare this with LA size assessed by two-dimensional echocardiography. The hypothesis was that cMRI would accurately determine LA size in domestic cats.

methodsA prospective comparative study was performed. Six healthy cats were selected for the study. Standard two-dimensional echocardiography was performed with and without general anaesthesia. cMRI was conducted under general anaesthesia. A comprehensive analysis of LA mass and function measurements was performed to determine the consistency and correlation of LA size and function indicators between two-dimensional echocardiography and cMRI.

resultsOur study found that intraobserver variability for cMRI measurements was lower than that for two-dimensional echocardiography. Compared with cMRI, echocardiography under anaesthesia significantly overestimated maximal LA volume (LAVmax_2D, P <0.01) and significantly underestimated minimal LA volume (LAVmin_2D, CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: cMRI represents a reproducible method for assessing LA mass in domestic cats. This study underscored the importance of echocardiography in veterinary cardiology, and the LAVmin measured by two-dimensional echocardiography may reflect the true LAVmin.

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EchocardiographyHeart AtriaMagnetic Resonance ImagingAnimalsCatsFemaleMaleProspective StudiesReference ValuesCardiovascular magnetic resonance imagingechocardiographyleft atrium size

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