Open AccessFindings suggestive of coronary microvascular dysfunction in cats with myocardial ischemia
Author(s) -
Guillermo Belerenian,
Pablo Donati,
Cristian Daniel Rodriguez,
V. Castillo,
Juan Manuel Guevara,
Claudia Pucheta,
S. Ferraris,
Roberto Walter Israel Olivares
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
open veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.39
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2226-4485
pISSN - 2218-6050
DOI - 10.5455/ovj.2021.v11.i3.20
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary arteries , cardiology , hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , myocardial infarction , cardiomyopathy , muscle hypertrophy , ischemia , fibrosis , coronary artery disease , pathological , pathology , artery , heart failure
Myocardial infarction (MI) is an important cause of death and disability among humans worldwide. Few studies have reported the occurrence of MI in small animals as well. Reports in human medicine indicate that up to 30% of patients with clinical signs compatible with myocardial ischemia suggestive of coronary disease exhibit normal epicardial arteries at angiography. These symptoms have been associated with a syndrome characterized by alterations in cardiac microvasculature, known as coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD).