Early DCM? Other?


Here is a cardiac case where I am finding it hard to put things all together;

– 3 yr old male intact Cane Corso cross 34.1kg diagnosed with heart murmur that is suppose to be “new” grade 3/6 PMI left side  Alive Cor ECG shows no abnormal complexes

– chest rads shows enlarged, globoid heart but LAE not appreciated; no pulmonary edema – mild bronchointertsial pattern

– on echo I am getting a midly enlarged LVIDd; looks like mild LAE in some views but not others so I think the LA is normal

– mild AS at 2.7 m/s with mild AI (likley insignificant)

Here is a cardiac case where I am finding it hard to put things all together;

– 3 yr old male intact Cane Corso cross 34.1kg diagnosed with heart murmur that is suppose to be “new” grade 3/6 PMI left side  Alive Cor ECG shows no abnormal complexes

– chest rads shows enlarged, globoid heart but LAE not appreciated; no pulmonary edema – mild bronchointertsial pattern

– on echo I am getting a midly enlarged LVIDd; looks like mild LAE in some views but not others so I think the LA is normal

– mild AS at 2.7 m/s with mild AI (likley insignificant)

– mild MR present with a central jet; ME/MA wnl; EPSS upper end of normal and FS normal

– TR jet consistently just slightly over 3 m/s so technically considered mild PAH but likely insignificant

So why the MR? Why the increased LV diameter? Could this be emerging DCM

 


3 responses to “Early DCM? Other?”

  1. Early DCM very possible but

    Early DCM very possible but also considered myocarditis. Would recommend CBC, cardiac troponin and Pro-BNP assay.

     

  2. Thanks Remo – lots of things

    Thanks Remo – lots of things just weren’t adding up with this one so I sent for telemed. I did recommend those tests to the owner as well in case of myocardiitis.

  3. I see this quite a bot in New

    I see this quite a bot in New Jersey where we have lots of rickettsials… I like doxy clinda trial for 3 weeks and re-echo… remember other causes of mild submnormal fs% like hyopothyroidism, systemic disease, athletic dogs..in addition to myocardotis as remo says. I think myocarditis is way underdiagnosed especially in North America and I consider any non valve breed with valve disease, arrythmia +/- depressed fs% a potential. I would put emerging DCM lower on the list here and do a full thyroid workup if not already ordered.

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