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KMID : 1094020190360060336
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics
2019 Volume.36 No. 6 p.336 ~ p.339
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Bilateral Atrioventricular Valve Dysplasia in a Middle Aged Turkish Angora Cat: A Case Report
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Ju Jae-Beom
Kim Keon
Park Hee-Myung
Lee Chang-Min
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Abstract
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A castrated, 6-year-old, male Turkish Angora cat with a history of respiratory distress was referred to the hospital. Physical examination revealed a cardiac murmur, and thoracic radiographic findings revealed pleural effusion and cardiomegaly. Echocardiography showed abnormality of the tricuspid and mitral valve, and color-flow Doppler imaging revealed regurgitation between both atrium and ventricle. Based on the echocardiographic examination, tricuspid valve dysplasia concurrent with mitral valve dysplasia was diagnosed. However, the patient died a week after treatment. In necropsy, bilateral atrioventricular valve dysplasia and left ventricular hypertrophy were confirmed. This is the first report to describe a middle age Turkish angora cat having bilateral atrioventricular valve dysplasia which has high mortality and only been reported rarely in cats. This case report also describes its clinical signs, diagnostic imaging findings, treatment and discussions how the patient could live long.
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KEYWORD
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bilateral atrioventricular valve dysplasia, cat, congenital heart disease, middle age, Turkish angora
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