Ambulatory electrocardiography, heart rate variability, and pharmacologic stress testing in cats with subclinical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 12(1).
MeSH headings : Administration, Oral; Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists / administration & dosage; Animals; Arrhythmias, Cardiac / diagnosis; Arrhythmias, Cardiac / genetics; Arrhythmias, Cardiac / physiopathology; Arrhythmias, Cardiac / veterinary; Asymptomatic Diseases; Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / diagnosis; Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / genetics; Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / physiopathology; Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / veterinary; Case-Control Studies; Cat Diseases / diagnosis; Cat Diseases / genetics; Cat Diseases / physiopathology; Cats; Electrocardiography, Ambulatory / veterinary; Female; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Heart Rate; Male; Mutation; Phenotype; Predictive Value of Tests; Sex Factors; Terbutaline / administration & dosage; Time Factors
TL;DR:
This prospective study used AECG to evaluate ectopy and HRV in subclinical HCM cats compared to healthy controls and is the first to implement a pharmacologic cardiac stress test.
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