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  • Title: Congenital heart defects in cats: A retrospective study of 162 cats (1996-2013).
    Author: Tidholm A, Ljungvall I, Michal J, Häggström J, Höglund K.
    Journal: J Vet Cardiol; 2015 Dec; 17 Suppl 1():S215-9. PubMed ID: 26776580.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To study the prevalence and distribution of congenital heart defects in cats presented at two referral centers in Sweden between 1996 and 2013. ANIMALS: 162 client-owned cats with congenital heart defects. METHODS: Case records of cats diagnosed with congenital heart disease were reviewed retrospectively. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of congenital heart disease was 0.2% of the total number of patient cats, and 8% of cats diagnosed with heart disease. A total of 182 heart defects were identified as 16 cats were diagnosed with more than one defect. Ventricular septal defect (VSD) was most prevalent, found in 50% of cats, followed by tricuspid valve dysplasia (11%), pulmonic stenosis (10%), atrial septal defect (10%), aortic stenosis (9%), mitral valve dysplasia (9%), tetralogy of Fallot (5%), patent ductus arteriosus (3%), common atrioventricular canal (2%), and the following defects that each accounted for 0.6% of cats: double chamber right ventricle, double outlet right ventricle, endocardial fibroelastosis, dextroposition of the aorta, persistent right aortic arch, and pulmonary atresia. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of congenital heart disease was 0.2% of the total number of patient cats, and 8% of cats diagnosed with heart disease. Ventricular septal defect was the most common congenital heart defect in this study.
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