Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cat

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cat

The heart of a cat with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, showing the interventricular septum (IVS), papillary muscle (P), left ventricular free wall (LVFW), aorta (Ao), and left atrium (LA). The arrow points to the narrowed left ventricular outflow tract.

Courtesy of Dr. Mark D. Kittleson.