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Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Feline Cardiomyopathies (view source)
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====Left-sided Congestive Heart Failure====
====Left-sided Congestive Heart Failure====
*Dyspnoea, tachypnoea, crackles (pulmonary oedema)
*Dyspnoea, tachypnoea, crackles (pulmonary oedema)
*Dyspnoea, restrictive pattern (fast,shallow breathing), muffled heart and ventral lung sounds (pleural effusion)
*Dyspnoea, restrictive pattern (rapid,shallow breathing), muffled heart and ventral lung sounds (pleural effusion)
====Right-sided Congestive Heart Failure====
====Right-sided Congestive Heart Failure====
* Jugular pulse
* Jugular pulse
==Prognosis==
==Prognosis==
Cats with RCM usually present with advanced disease, the long term prognosis is therefore guarded.
Cats with RCM usually present with advanced disease, the long term prognosis is therefore guarded. One study of 22 cats with RCM found a median survival time of 132 days.
==References==
==References==
* Fox PR. Endomyocardial fibrosis and restrictive cardiomyopathy: Pathologic and clinical features. J Vet Cardiol 2004;6:25-31.
*Ferasin L. Feline myocardial disease. 1: Classification, pathophysiology and clinical presentation. J Feline Med Surg 2009;11:3-13.
*Fox PR. Endomyocardial fibrosis and restrictive cardiomyopathy: Pathologic and clinical features. J Vet Cardiol 2004;6:25-31.
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