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Each cat also was tested for serum cTn1 concentration and underwent an echocardiographic examination. After 12\u00a0weeks of treatment with antiviral drugs, serum cTnI concentrations were reassessed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>All echocardiographic measurements were normalized to patient body weight. The left ventricular posterior wall from right parasternal long axis and short axis was thickened in 55% (11\/20) and 25% (5\/20) of cats, respectively. Pleural effusion was present in 40% (8\/20) of cats and pericardial effusion in 25% (5\/20) of cats, but a cardiac cause was not identified for these effusions. Median cTnI at initial evaluation was 0.37\u00a0ng\/ml (interquartile range [IQR], 0.20-0.83; upper reference interval, 0.20\u00a0ng\/ml). Repeat cTnI was performed after 12\u00a0weeks of antiviral treatment in 6 cats that initially had increased cTnI (median initial cTnI, 0.75\u00a0ng\/mL) and, in all 6 cats, cTnI normalized to &amp;lt;\u20090.20\u00a0ng\/mL.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions and clinical importance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Cats with FIP can present with increases in cTnI and ventricular wall thickening, findings suggestive of myocarditis or myocardial injury.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/jvimsj\/aalag083","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,15]],"date-time":"2026-05-15T16:40:17Z","timestamp":1778863217000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Descriptive assessment of cardiac changes in cats with feline infectious 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