Fatal Pulmonary Hypertension and Right-Sided Congestive Heart Failure in a Kitten Infected with <i>Aelurostrongylus abstrusus</i>

Fatal Pulmonary Hypertension and Right-Sided Congestive Heart Failure in a Kitten Infected with <i>Aelurostrongylus abstrusus</i>

<i>Aelurostrongylus abstrusus</i> is considered the most important respiratory nematode of domestic cats worldwide. This parasite inhabits the alveoli, alveolar ducts, and bronchioles and causes a subacute to chronic respiratory clinical disease. Clinical signs may occur in domestic cats...

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Main Authors: Tommaso Vezzosi, Stefania Perrucci, Francesca Parisi, Simone Morelli, Michela Maestrini, Giulia Mennuni, Donato Traversa, Alessandro Poli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
<i>Aelurostrongylus abstrusus</i>
ascites
cardiology
congestive heart failure
domestic cat
echocardiography
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/12/2263

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