Table 2 Type and grade of arteriosclerotic lesions in hearts of cats (n = 13)
From: Chlamydia in canine or feline coronary arteriosclerotic lesions
No | Breed | Sex | Age | Organ | Grade | Type | Other organs affected | Concurrent lesions in the heart or other organs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Persian cat | MC | 8 | Heart | + | hyperplastic | none | Dilatative cardio-myopathy, chronic interstitial nephritis |
2 | European shorthair | FC | 8 | Heart | + to ++ | hyperplastic | none | Chronic interstitial nephritis |
3 | European shorthair | FC | ? | Heart | + to ++ | hyperplastic | liver, kidney, spleen | Chronic interstitial nephritis, hypertensive retinopathy |
4 | European shorthair | MC | 12 | Heart | ++ | hyperplastic | none | Chronic interstitial nephritis, heart infarcts |
5 | European shorthair | F | ? | Heart | ++ | hyperplastic | none | Fibrosis of the atrio-ventricular node |
6 | European shorthair | F | 15 | Heart | ++ | hyperplastic | kidney, eye, brain | Hypertrophic cardio-myopathy, glomerulo-nephritis |
7 | British shorthair | MC | 5 | Heart | ++ | hyperplastic | none | Left ventricular hyper-trophy, myocardial fibrosis |
8 | European shorthair | FC | 15 | Heart | ++ | hyperplastic | eye | Thyroid adenoma, hypertrophic cardio-myopathy, chronic interstitial nephritis |
9 | European shorthair | FC | 6 | Heart | ++ to +++ | hyperplastic | none | Chylothorax, myocardial fibrosis & necrosis |
10 | European shorthair | F | 13 | Heart | ++ | hyperplastic and hyaline | spleen, kidney, stomach, heart, meninges, eyes | Chronic interstitial nephritis |
11 | European shorthair | M | 1 | Heart | +++ | hyperplastic and hyaline | kidney | Hypertrophic cardio-myopathy, chronic interstitial nephritis |
12 | Burmese cat | MC | 16 | Heart | ++ | hyaline | brain | Hypertrophic cardio-myopathy, chronic interstitial nephritis |
13 | Birman | FC | 1.5 | Heart | +++ | hyaline | none | Brain edema |