Key result
Medical management with pimobendan, furosemide, acetylsalicylic acid, and taurine improved clinical signs but not echocardiographic findings in two cats with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
Case Report (n=2)
This case series describes the clinical presentation and management of idiopathic, non-taurine responsive dilated cardiomyopathy in two cats, demonstrating clinical improvement with standard heart failure therapy despite no echocardiographic changes.
Feline dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a rare disease characterized by myocardial failure and systolic dysfunction. Taurine deficiency is the most important cause of DCM phenotype in cats. A 2 year-old Scottish fold and a 8 month-old domestic shorthair cat were referred to hospital with anorexia, weakness and increased respiratory effort. Based on electrocardiographic, radiographic and echocardiographic findings, the both cases were diagnosed with DCM. The cases were managed with pimobendan, furosemide, acetylsalicylic acid and taurine. The cats were more active and clinically healthy during 15 days follow-up. No remarkable changes were observed in follow up echocardiographies. The cases presented here reflect the clinical signs, cardiological examination findings, diagnosis and management of idiopathic DCMin 2 cats.
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Sevim et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Dilated cardiomyopathy (n=2). Medical management (pimobendan, furosemide, acetylsalicylic acid, and taurine) was evaluated on Clinical and echocardiographic response. Medical management with pimobendan, furosemide, acetylsalicylic acid, and taurine improved clinical signs but not echocardiographic findings in two cats with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
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