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. 2017 Dec 15;32(1):48–56. doi: 10.1111/jvim.14897

Table 2.

Echocardiographic variables at initial presentation in cats with TMT and HCM

TMT HCM P Value
LVWT (mm) 6.8 (6.0–9.7) 8.1 (6.0–12.3) 0.001
LA/Ao 1.8 (1.6–2.3) 2.4 (1.6–3.4) <0.0001
Papillary muscle hypertrophy (% yes) 13/21 (62%) 14/21 (67%) .75
Symmetric wall thickening (%yes) 20/21 (95%) 16/21 (76%) .18
SAM (% yes) 6/21 (29%) 6/21 (29%) 1.0
Pericardial effusion (% yes) 9/21 (43%) 8/21 (38%) 0.5
SEC (% yes) 4/21 (19%) 8/21 (38%) 0.3

LVWT, left ventricular wall thickness; LA/Ao, left atrium to aorta ratio; SAM, systolic cranial motion; SEC, spontaneous echocardiographic contrast.