Vet Med - Czech, 2011, 56(3):145-147 | DOI: 10.17221/1574-VETMED

Unusual massive fatty infiltration of the heart in a British cat: a case report

C.F. Agudelo, P. Fictum, M. Skoric, K. Kazbundova, M. Svoboda, P. Scheer
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic

A British cat was presented with generalized fatty infiltration of the heart compromising both ventricles and atria, resembling arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. Due to the nature and progression of the disease, the final diagnosis was achieved at necropsy. According to our knowledge only a few cases of fatty infiltration of the heart have been reported in cats, this being the first in which the pathological findings were seen in both atria.

Keywords: lipomatosis; fatty infiltration; heart; cat

Published: March 31, 2011  Show citation

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Agudelo CF, Fictum P, Skoric M, Kazbundova K, Svoboda M, Scheer P. Unusual massive fatty infiltration of the heart in a British cat: a case report. Vet Med - Czech. 2011;56(3):145-147. doi: 10.17221/1574-VETMED.
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