School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Via Circonvallazione 93/95, 62024, Matelica, MC, Italy.
Private Practitioner, Macerata, Italy.
J Ultrasound. 2023 Mar;26(1):65-70. doi: 10.1007/s40477-022-00702-2. Epub 2022 Jul 9.
The present case report describes a rare case of a cardiac abnormality diagnosed as Supravalvular Mitral Stenosis in an asymptomatic cat. An 11-years old cat was presented for orthopedic evaluation, and during general clinical examination a heart rate of 180 bpm and left diastolic cardiac murmur grade III-IV/VI, between the mitral and aortic foci, were found. Radiographic, echocardiographic, angiocardiographic and post-mortem (the patient died during anesthesia performed to diagnose the orthopedic condition) magnetic resonance and pathologic findings are reported herein.
本病例报告描述了一例无症状猫的罕见心脏异常，诊断为瓣上型二尖瓣狭窄。一只 11 岁的猫因骨科评估而就诊，在进行一般临床检查时，发现心率为 180 次/分，左舒张期心脏杂音 3/6 级，在二尖瓣和主动脉瓣之间。本文报道了放射学、超声心动图、心血管造影和死后（患者在诊断骨科疾病时进行麻醉期间死亡）磁共振和病理发现。
