Supravalvular mitral stenosis in a cat

J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2002 Sep-Oct;38(5):403-6. doi: 10.5326/0380403.

Abstract

A 3-year-old, 4-kg, castrated male domestic shorthair cat presented with signs of progressive respiratory distress. Thoracic radiographs showed pulmonary edema and pleural effusion. Echocardiography revealed a perforate membrane immediately above the mitral valve that divided the left atrium into proximal and distal chambers. The left auricle was proximal to the dividing membrane and connected to the markedly enlarged proximal left atrial chamber, consistent with the diagnosis of supravalvular mitral stenosis (SMS). Position of the obstructing membrane relative to the left auricle distinguishes SMS from cor triatriatum sinister (CTS). In CTS, the left auricle is distal to the dividing membrane and connects to the distal left atrial chamber.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cat Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Cat Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Cats
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography / veterinary
  • Male
  • Mitral Valve / abnormalities
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / complications
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / congenital
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / veterinary*
  • Radiography
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / etiology
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / veterinary