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. 2020 Aug 22;7(3):501–508. doi: 10.5455/javar.2020.g446

Table 3. The distribution of the type of heart sound and VHS in the healthy diagnosed with or without cardiomyopathy.

Apparently healthy cats (n = 59) Diagnosed with cardiomyopathy Odd ratio p-value
No Yes
n % n %
Heart sound Normal 51 35 59 16 28 N/A
Abnormal 8 - - 8 13
VHS ≤ 7.9 36 24 41 12 20 2.22 0.150
> 8.0 23 11 19 12 20

VHS = Vertebral heart score.