Occurrence of cardiovascular events in cats with acute urinary tract obstruction

Cardiovascular dysfunction associated with acute kidney injury has been recently described in veterinary medicine, but limited information is available for cats with urinary tract obstruction (UTO). The study objective was to describe the type, frequency, timeline, and risk factors for cardiovascular events (CVEs) in cats treated for acute UTO. Medical records of cats admitted to the intensive care unit for either upper (ureteral: UUTO) or lower (urethral: LUTO) UTO from 2016 to 2021 were reviewed. Cardiovascular events were defined as development of arrhythmia, heart murmur or gallop sound, clinical signs consistent with fluid overload (CRFO), or decreased tissue perfusion (DTP). One hundred ...

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