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Computed tomographic evaluation of heart size in clinically healthy cats

Aphisit Wanglerm, Chawanwith Samachikthummakun, Zen Kitnitchee, Thiranan Sirinitikorn, Sapawut Junnong, Somchin Sutthigran, Nan Choisunirachon, Chutimon Thanaboonnipat.


Abstract
Background:
Computed tomography (CT) is currently one of the most useful diagnostic imaging tools for evaluating cardiac disorders in humans and animals. However, studies concerning CT and the feline heart remain scarce.
Aim:
To create measuring techniques for the feline heart size on CT and to determine the relationships of feline heart size observed on CT with internal parameters including age, bodyweight (BW), and sex.
Methods:
Four parameters observed on CT including thoracic height/width ratio (THW), relative heart area (RHA), CT vertebral heart score (ctVHS), transverse vertebral heart score (tVHS) in 1.25 mm slice thickness, and both pre- and post-contrast enhanced images were examined. Additionally, radiographic vertebral heart score (rVHS) was also evaluated.
Results:
THW was significantly influenced by age (p < 0.05). RHA was affected by age and gonadal status of cats (p = 0.001 and p = 0.016, respectively). Age also significantly affected tVHS (p = 0.038). Interestingly, ctVHS was not influenced by age, sex, gonadal status, or BW. tVHS and ctVHS had significant moderately positive correlations with rVHS (r = 0.476; p = 0.048 and r = 0.6112; p = 0.011, respectively). THW and RHA had non-significant correlations with rVHS (r = 0.2642; p = 0.302 and r = 0.1920; p = 0.455, respectively).
Conclusion:
CT heart size evaluation can be performed in both pre- and post-contrast enhanced images of 1.25 mm slice thickness. tVHS and ctVHS are recommended parameters for evaluating feline heart size in clinical practice.

Key words: Cats, Computer tomography, Feline heart, Transverse vertebral heart score, Vertebral heart score


 
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Wanglerm A, Samachikthummakun C, Kitnitchee Z, Sirinitikorn T, Junnong S, Sutthigran S, Choisunirachon N, Thanaboonnipat C. Computed tomographic evaluation of heart size in clinically healthy cats. Open Vet J. 2023; 13(3): 337-347. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2023.v13.i3.10

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Wanglerm A, Samachikthummakun C, Kitnitchee Z, Sirinitikorn T, Junnong S, Sutthigran S, Choisunirachon N, Thanaboonnipat C. Computed tomographic evaluation of heart size in clinically healthy cats. https://www.openveterinaryjournal.com/?mno=137873 [Access: April 09, 2024]. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2023.v13.i3.10

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Wanglerm A, Samachikthummakun C, Kitnitchee Z, Sirinitikorn T, Junnong S, Sutthigran S, Choisunirachon N, Thanaboonnipat C. Computed tomographic evaluation of heart size in clinically healthy cats. Open Vet J. 2023; 13(3): 337-347. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2023.v13.i3.10


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Wanglerm A, Samachikthummakun C, Kitnitchee Z, Sirinitikorn T, Junnong S, Sutthigran S, Choisunirachon N, Thanaboonnipat C. Computed tomographic evaluation of heart size in clinically healthy cats. Open Vet J. (2023), [cited April 09, 2024]; 13(3): 337-347. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2023.v13.i3.10


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Wanglerm, A., Samachikthummakun, . C., Kitnitchee, . Z., Sirinitikorn, . T., Junnong, . S., Sutthigran, . S., Choisunirachon, . N. & Thanaboonnipat, . C. (2023) Computed tomographic evaluation of heart size in clinically healthy cats. Open Vet J, 13 (3), 337-347. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2023.v13.i3.10


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Wanglerm, Aphisit, Chawanwith Samachikthummakun, Zen Kitnitchee, Thiranan Sirinitikorn, Sapawut Junnong, Somchin Sutthigran, Nan Choisunirachon, and Chutimon Thanaboonnipat. 2023. Computed tomographic evaluation of heart size in clinically healthy cats. Open Veterinary Journal, 13 (3), 337-347. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2023.v13.i3.10


Chicago Style

Wanglerm, Aphisit, Chawanwith Samachikthummakun, Zen Kitnitchee, Thiranan Sirinitikorn, Sapawut Junnong, Somchin Sutthigran, Nan Choisunirachon, and Chutimon Thanaboonnipat. "Computed tomographic evaluation of heart size in clinically healthy cats." Open Veterinary Journal 13 (2023), 337-347. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2023.v13.i3.10


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Wanglerm, Aphisit, Chawanwith Samachikthummakun, Zen Kitnitchee, Thiranan Sirinitikorn, Sapawut Junnong, Somchin Sutthigran, Nan Choisunirachon, and Chutimon Thanaboonnipat. "Computed tomographic evaluation of heart size in clinically healthy cats." Open Veterinary Journal 13.3 (2023), 337-347. Print. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2023.v13.i3.10


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Wanglerm, A., Samachikthummakun, . C., Kitnitchee, . Z., Sirinitikorn, . T., Junnong, . S., Sutthigran, . S., Choisunirachon, . N. & Thanaboonnipat, . C. (2023) Computed tomographic evaluation of heart size in clinically healthy cats. Open Veterinary Journal, 13 (3), 337-347. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2023.v13.i3.10


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