CN: 13-439
Species: Cat
Specimen:
Distal aorta
Shown:
Aortic thromboembolism (saddle thrombus) in a cat with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Pathology:
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Diastolic disorder, rather than systolic
- Most common cardiomyopathy in cats
- Cause is unknown, may be an inherited trait in Maine Coon and American Shorthair cats
Gross Lesions:
Enlarged heart with symmetric concentric hypertrophy of the ventricles, especially the left ventricle
References:
Jubb, Kennedy and Palmer's Pathology of Domestic Animals
