Increased insulin-like growth factor 1 concentrations in a retrospective population of non-diabetic cats diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Matthew M E SteeleKieran BorgeatJessie R PaynePeter CossXavier Navarro-CubasDavid B ChurchStijn Jm NiessenDavid J ConnollyPublished in: Journal of feline medicine and surgery (2021)
A small proportion of non-diabetic cats previously diagnosed with HCM had an IGF-1 concentration at a level that has been associated with feline hypersomatotropism (fHS) in the diabetic cat population. Further prospective research is required to confirm or refute the presence of fHS in non-diabetic cats with LVH and increased IGF-1.