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. 2013 Oct 29;16(4):281–290. doi: 10.1177/1098612X13508940

Table 2.

Cardiac diseases and medications in 54 cats with subclinical heart disease

Disease n
 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 50
 Unclassified cardiomyopathy 1
 Ventricular septal defect 2
 Mitral valve dysplasia 1
Severity (based on quantiles of LA enlargement)
 None (LA:AO ≤1.4) 22
 Mild (LA:AO >1.4, ≤1.7) 15
 Moderate (LA:AO >1.7, <2.0) 9
 Severe (LA:AO ≥2.0) 8
Medications*
 Atenolol 20
 ACE-inhibitor 13
 Clopidogrel 6
 Aspirin 4

LA = left atrium; AO = aorta; ACE = angiotensin-converting enzyme

*

Medications administered to single patients included pimobendan, diltiazem, taurine and meropenem