Karsten Schober1, Amanda Todd. 1. Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, 601 Vernon L Tharp Street, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. schober.4@osu.edu
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This retrospective study addressed the general hypothesis that abnormalities of the mitral valve apparatus are common in cats with idiopathic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and contribute to dynamic obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT). ANIMALS, MATERIALS AND METHODS: 106 cats (28 controls and 78 with HCM) had transthoracic two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography performed with quantification of 33 variables. Three groups of cats (control [Group-1], HCM without obstruction [Group-2], and HCM with obstruction [Group-3]) were identified and compared by analysis of variance, chi(2) analysis, and correlation analysis. RESULTS: Cats in Group-3 had more LV and papillary muscle hypertrophy, increased length of the anterior mitral valve leaflet, and a higher prevalence of false tendons in the LVOT compared to cats in Group-2 (P < or = 0.05). The length of the anterior mitral valve leaflet was correlated to the severity of dynamic obstruction (P < or = 0.05) and the magnitude of LV hypertrophy (P < or = 0.001). Systolic anterior motion of chordae tendineae (CAM) was observed in 16% of control cats and >50% of cats with HCM (P < or = 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Abnormalities of the mitral valve are common in cats with HCM suggesting a possible role in the pathogenesis of dynamic outflow tract obstruction. Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
OBJECTIVES: This retrospective study addressed the general hypothesis that abnormalities of the mitral valve apparatus are common in cats with idiopathic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and contribute to dynamic obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT). ANIMALS, MATERIALS AND METHODS: 106 cats (28 controls and 78 with HCM) had transthoracic two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography performed with quantification of 33 variables. Three groups of cats (control [Group-1], HCM without obstruction [Group-2], and HCM with obstruction [Group-3]) were identified and compared by analysis of variance, chi(2) analysis, and correlation analysis. RESULTS:Cats in Group-3 had more LV and papillary muscle hypertrophy, increased length of the anterior mitral valve leaflet, and a higher prevalence of false tendons in the LVOT compared to cats in Group-2 (P < or = 0.05). The length of the anterior mitral valve leaflet was correlated to the severity of dynamic obstruction (P < or = 0.05) and the magnitude of LV hypertrophy (P < or = 0.001). Systolic anterior motion of chordae tendineae (CAM) was observed in 16% of control cats and >50% of cats with HCM (P < or = 0.05). CONCLUSIONS:Abnormalities of the mitral valve are common in cats with HCM suggesting a possible role in the pathogenesis of dynamic outflow tract obstruction. Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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