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Comparison of echocardiography, biomarkers and taurine concentrations in cats eating high- or low-pulse diets.

Shelby I KarpLisa M FreemanJohn E RushEmily T KarlinJoey N LaMastroJacqueline M Hicks
Published in: Journal of feline medicine and surgery (2023)
This study did not detect significant associations between high-pulse diets and cardiac size, function and biomarkers, but the secondary observation of significant negative correlations between time on high-pulse diets and left ventricular wall thickness warrants further evaluation.
Keyphrases
  • left ventricular
  • weight loss
  • blood pressure
  • heart failure
  • physical activity
  • acute myocardial infarction
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • hypertrophic cardiomyopathy