Treatment of high-output cardiac failure secondary to anemia in three cats
Case series summary Three cats presented for clinical signs of respiratory distress and varying etiologies of anemia. Echocardiograms revealed evidence of cardiac dilation without other significant structural or functional heart disease. Thoracic imaging via point-of-care ultrasound and/or radiograp...
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| description | Case series summary Three cats presented for clinical signs of respiratory distress and varying etiologies of anemia. Echocardiograms revealed evidence of cardiac dilation without other significant structural or functional heart disease. Thoracic imaging via point-of-care ultrasound and/or radiographs confirmed evidence of volume overload by pleural effusion. Each cat was diagnosed with presumed high-output cardiac failure secondary to anemia. Mainstays of treatment included controlling congestion and correcting the anemia with transfusions in the short-term while addressing the underlying etiology of the anemia in the long-term. Relevance and novel information Reports, treatment and management of high-output failure in the veterinary literature are limited. Extrapolating from human medicine, cats presenting with anemia and findings consistent with volume overload will benefit from treatment of their anemia to reduce neuroendocrine activation and the associated sodium and water retention. Therefore, blood transfusion should neither be avoided nor delayed in anemic cats with changes consistent with volume overload and congestive heart failure. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-006e9c5331094c008da9b107968e29bf2023-02-28T16:33:16ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports2055-11692023-02-01910.1177/20551169231154178Treatment of high-output cardiac failure secondary to anemia in three catsHillary Hammond0Kursten V Pierce1Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USADepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USACase series summary Three cats presented for clinical signs of respiratory distress and varying etiologies of anemia. Echocardiograms revealed evidence of cardiac dilation without other significant structural or functional heart disease. Thoracic imaging via point-of-care ultrasound and/or radiographs confirmed evidence of volume overload by pleural effusion. Each cat was diagnosed with presumed high-output cardiac failure secondary to anemia. Mainstays of treatment included controlling congestion and correcting the anemia with transfusions in the short-term while addressing the underlying etiology of the anemia in the long-term. Relevance and novel information Reports, treatment and management of high-output failure in the veterinary literature are limited. Extrapolating from human medicine, cats presenting with anemia and findings consistent with volume overload will benefit from treatment of their anemia to reduce neuroendocrine activation and the associated sodium and water retention. Therefore, blood transfusion should neither be avoided nor delayed in anemic cats with changes consistent with volume overload and congestive heart failure.https://doi.org/10.1177/20551169231154178 |
| spellingShingle | Hillary Hammond Kursten V Pierce Treatment of high-output cardiac failure secondary to anemia in three cats Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports |
| title | Treatment of high-output cardiac failure secondary to anemia in three cats |
| title_full | Treatment of high-output cardiac failure secondary to anemia in three cats |
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| title_short | Treatment of high-output cardiac failure secondary to anemia in three cats |
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