Cardiovascular system – Cats – EBVM in Practice

Cardiovascular system – cats

Aortic thromboembolism (ATO)
Cardiomyopathies
Heartworm
Systemic hypertension

ACVIM	American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
AHS	American Heartworm Society
BBV	BestBETs for Vets, Centre for Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine
ISFM	International Society of Feline Medicine
VE	Veterinary Evidence, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Knowledge

Aortic thromboembolism (ATO)

CRITICALLY APPRAISED TOPICS

Thrombolytic therapy in the acute period of aortic thromboembolism in cats – VE (2019)

Cardiomyopathies

CONSENSUS STATEMENTS

Classification, diagnosis, and management of cardiomyopathies in cats – ACVIM (2020)

CRITICALLY APPRAISED TOPICS

ACE inhibitors and life span in cats with asymptomatic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy – BBV (2024)

Atenolol and survival in cats with asymptomatic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy – BBV (2015/2022)

Clopidogrel versus clopidogrel plus aspirin in feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy- BBV (2021)

Heartworm

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Dirofilarioses – EABCD (2022)

Feline heartworm guidelines – AHS (2024)

Systemic hypertension

CONSENSUS STATEMENTS

Diagnosis and management of hypertension in cats – ISFM (2017)

Identification, evaluation, and management of systemic hypertension in dogs and cats – ACVIM (2017)