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Measurement of the intraventricular pressure differences (IVPD) using color M-mode (CMM) has attracted attention as a reliable diastolic index as it correlates with catheterization, the gold standard for the assessment of diastolic performance. Because IVPD is affected by the size of the heart, the intraventricular pressure gradient (IVPG) index, which is unaffected by heart size, is by calculated by dividing IVPD by LV length. In the present study, CMM IVPG was used to non-invasively assess diastolic impairment in cats with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. This study was conducted on 10 control cats and 18 cats in the HCM group. Although no severe left atrial enlargement was observed in the HCM group, the basal IVPG was significantly increased in the HOCM group compared to the control group. Although IVPD typically suggests impaired diastolic function and reduced ventricular compliance, the significant increase observed in the HOCM group compared to controls may suggest an indirect elevation in left atrial pressure, likely secondary to left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. The increase in IVPG in HOCM, as shown in this study, is a pathological effect of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction that cannot be detected by conventional echocardiographic indices, and evaluating IVPG is useful to evaluate cardiac function from a perspective that differs from conventional methods.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ani14223320","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,19]],"date-time":"2024-11-19T04:53:05Z","timestamp":1731991985000},"page":"3320","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Differences in the Impact of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction on Intraventricular Pressure Gradient in Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Miki","family":"Hirose","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu 183-0054, Tokyo, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Momoko","family":"Watanabe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Animal Medical Centre Fanling, Po Hon Lau, 17 Luen On St., Fanling New Territories, Hong Kong, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aki","family":"Takeuchi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu 183-0054, Tokyo, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3124-912X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aimi","family":"Yokoi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu 183-0054, Tokyo, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kazuyuki","family":"Terai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu 183-0054, Tokyo, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6047-2865","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Katsuhiro","family":"Matsuura","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ken","family":"Takahashi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9948-6490","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ryou","family":"Tanaka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu 183-0054, Tokyo, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1320","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJMcp030779","article-title":"Clinical practice. 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