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Table 1 Characteristic pre-examination (before treatment) data for cats with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

From: Assessment of myocardial function in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy cats with and without response to medical treatment by carvedilol

 

Responder

Non-responder

 Number of cats (male)

10 (5)

11 (9)

 Age, months

15.6 (9.6, 22.8)

28.8 (21.6, 52.8)*

 Body weight, kg

3.9 (3.4, 4.1)

3.7 (3.0, 4.1)

 Heart rate, bpm

216 (186, 222)

196 (184, 232)

 Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

126 (111, 143)

125 (113, 134)

 Peak velocity of LVOT, m/s

3.7 (3.6, 3.8)

4.6 (4.3, 5.1)*

 Carvedilol dose, mg/kg/day

0.2 (0.2, 0.6)

0.6 (0.56, 0.6)*

 Medical treatment period, days

107 (78, 273)

161 (77, 256)

  1. Data are expressed as medians (25, 75% interquartile ranges).
  2. LVOT: left ventricular outflow tract.
  3. * Within a row, values differed significantly (p < 0.05) from Responder