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Prevalence of myocardial hypertrophy in a population of asymptomatic Swedish Maine coon cats.
Acta veterinaria Scandinavica - 18 Jun 2008
Gundler Suzanne, Tidholm Anna, Häggström Jens
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Maine coon cats have a familial disposition for developing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) with evidence of an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance 1. The current mode to diagnose HCM is by use of echocardiography. However, definite reference criteria have not been established. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of echocardigraphic changes consistent with hypertrophic...
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