Case 5 — Echocardiograms

Right parasternal cross-sectional view of the left ventricle (LV). The papillary muscles are markedly enlarged and hyperechoic. The left ventricular myocardium is thicker than normal, consistent with concentric hypertrophy.
Right parasternal cross-sectional view of the left ventricle (LV). The papillary muscles are very large and hyperechoic; the LV myocardium is thicker than normal.
Right parasternal cross-sectional view at the base of the heart showing the aorta (AO) in the center and a moderately enlarged left atrium (LA) and left auricle (LAu) at the bottom.
Cross-sectional view at the base of the heart. The aorta (AO) is in the center; the left atrium (LA) and left auricle (LAu) at the bottom are moderately enlarged.

Video of an echocardiogram from another cat with the same disease

This is a right parasternal cross-sectional view of the left ventricle. The walls of the left ventricle are thicker than normal and the papillary muscles are enlarged.

Quiz

1. Which of the following could not produce this echocardiographic pattern?

2. Is the left atrial size in this cat consistent with the diagnosis of pulmonary edema due to left heart failure?

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