Table 1.

Overview of echocardiographic findings in 51 cats with thermal burn injuries and smoke inhalation from California wildfires.

Echocardiographic finding	Initial examination (n = 51)	Follow-up examination (n = 38)
Myocardial thickening	18 (35%)	12 (32%)
Equivocal myocardial thickening	6 (12%)	7 (18%)
Spontaneous echocardiographic contrast	16 (31%)	2 (5%)
Thrombus formation	7 (14%)	3 (8%)
Valvular regurgitation	8 (16%)	4 (11%)
Hyperechoic myocardium	21 (41%)	17 (45%)
Atrial enlargement	15 (29%)	10 (26%)
Congestive heart failure	5 (10%)	2 (5%)
Systolic dysfunction	0 (0%)	2 (5%)
Relative systolic dysfunction	14 (27%)	8 (21%)