The prevalence of murmurs and gallop sounds in anemic cats

IF 1.1 3区农林科学 Q3 VETERINARY SCIENCES

Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care Pub Date : 2024-11-18 DOI:10.1111/vec.13431

Hannah Matson BVetMed, DACVECC, Virginia Luis Fuentes MA, VetMB, PhD DACVIM, DECVIM, Karen Humm MA, VetMB, DACVECC, DECVECC

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Abstract

Background

There is little information on the prevalence of auscultatory abnormalities in anemic cats. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of cardiac murmurs and gallop sounds in a population of anemic and nonanemic cats presenting to an emergency room (ER) and to assess whether the prevalence of auscultatory abnormalities was influenced by the severity of anemia.

Key Findings

Records of cats presenting to an ER between May 2021 and May 2022 or receiving a blood transfusion between September 2019 and January 2022 were retrospectively analyzed for presence of a murmur or gallop sound. Cats with known structural heart disease were excluded. A murmur was found in 56 of 185 (30%) anemic cats compared with 11 of 102 (11%) nonanemic cats (p < 0.001), with a higher proportion in cats with PCV <16% (p < 0.001). Twenty-five of 185 (14%) anemic cats had a gallop compared with 4 of 102 (4%) nonanemic cats (p = 0.009), with the highest proportion in cats with PCV 11%–20% (p < 0.001). Echocardiography was performed on 17 of 185 anemic cats; 8 had normal echocardiograms and 9 demonstrated evidence of chamber dilation without left ventricular wall thickening, consistent with anemia.

Conclusions

Abnormalities on auscultation are common in anemic cats presenting to the ER, with a higher prevalence in more severely anemic cats.

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贫血猫杂音和奔马音的发生率。

背景：有关贫血猫听诊异常患病率的信息很少。本研究旨在描述在急诊室（ER）就诊的贫血猫和非贫血猫中心脏杂音和奔马音的发生率，并评估听诊异常的发生率是否受贫血严重程度的影响：回顾性分析了2021年5月至2022年5月期间在急诊室就诊或2019年9月至2022年1月期间接受输血的猫的记录，以确定是否存在杂音或奔马音。已知患有结构性心脏病的猫被排除在外。在 185 只贫血猫中有 56 只（30%）出现杂音，而在 102 只非贫血猫中有 11 只（11%）出现杂音（P 结论：贫血猫的心脏听诊出现异常：在急诊室就诊的贫血猫中，听诊异常很常见，贫血较严重的猫发病率更高。

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Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care 农林科学-兽医学

CiteScore

2.50

自引率

15.40%

发文量

121

审稿时长

18-36 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care’s primary aim is to advance the international clinical standard of care for emergency/critical care patients of all species. The journal’s content is relevant to specialist and non-specialist veterinarians practicing emergency/critical care medicine. The journal achieves it aims by publishing descriptions of unique presentation or management; retrospective and prospective evaluations of prognosis, novel diagnosis, or therapy; translational basic science studies with clinical relevance; in depth reviews of pertinent topics; topical news and letters; and regular themed issues. The journal is the official publication of the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society, the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, the European Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society, and the European College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. It is a bimonthly publication with international impact and adheres to currently accepted ethical standards.