Results of continuous ambulatory electrocardiography in a cat with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Abstract

An 8-year-old neutered male cat with a history of intermittent collapse and dyspnea was evaluated. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was diagnosed on the basis of findings from physical examination, radiography, and echocardiography. Cardiac arrhythmias were not recorded during routine electrocardiography. Continuous ambulatory electrocardiography documented severe ventricular arrhythmias (ventricular premature complexes, ventricular bigeminy, and paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia). Continuous ambulatory electrocardiography can detect intermittent and potentially life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias.