Platelet activation in cats with HCM | VETgirl Veterinary CE Podcasts

VETgirl Veterinary Continuing Education Podcasts

English - June 01, 2015 06:00 - 6 minutes - 9.54 MB - ★★★★★ - 361 ratings
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In this VETgirl podcast, we review platelet activation in cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Arterial thromboembolism - more commonly known as saddle thrombus - in cats with HCM occurs secondary to intracardiac thrombi formation, believed associated with Virchow's triad: underlying endocardial injury, blood stasis (e.g., left atrial blood flow), and a disease condition that predisposes towards a hypercoagulable state (e.g., cardiac disease, IMHA, neoplasia, etc.).