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- The study focuses on identifying markers that help general practitioners detect cardiac diseases, especially hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), in cats.
- Researchers analyzed data from 354 cats to develop a predictive model based on clinical parameters, with heart sound and left atrial (LA) size being the most crucial indicators for HCM.
- The resulting model has a 40% overall accuracy but successfully identifies 90% of truly normal cats, aiding veterinarians in distinguishing between healthy and HCM-suspected cats, while further testing like echocardiography remains essential for definitive diagnosis.
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