Dilated cardiomyopathy phenotype in Callithrix penicillata (E. Geoffroy, 1812): Case report

J Med Primatol. 2024 Feb;53(1):e12678. doi: 10.1111/jmp.12678. Epub 2023 Sep 25.

Abstract

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a disease of the heart muscle diagnosed by alterations resulting from ventricular systolic dysfunction with enlargement of the heart chambers, which is still underdiagnosed in non-human primates. This report is the first case of the DCM phenotype diagnosed by echocardiography and confirmed by necropsy in Callithrix penicillata.

Keywords: cardiovascular disease; echocardiogram; non-human primate.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Callithrix
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated* / diagnosis
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated* / genetics
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated* / veterinary
  • Myocardium
  • Phenotype
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left* / etiology