Cardiomyopathy Flashcards
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Cardiomyopathy
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A disease of the heart muscle, typically chronic
2
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Dilated cardiomyopathy
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Muscle walls become thinner and lose their contractibility
3
Q
What is Dilated Cardiomyopathy secondary to in cats?
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Taurine deficiency in cats and may cause aortoiliac thrombosis
4
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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
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Excessive thickening of the muscle wall, reducing the size of the ventricular lumen and cardiac output
5
Q
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is secondary to?
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Hyperthyroidisim
6
Q
Possible causes of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
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hypertension and viral infections
