2015 ACVIM Forum Research Abstract Program

As fluoroscopy was used to evaluate the time to reach the right heart, concurrent cardiac compression were not performed. This may have influenced the time to reach the heart. However, the results of this study support using either the cephalic vein or the jugular vein for intravenous injections of medications during CPR. Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a dynamic neuro-endocrine disease process characterized by complex pathophysiology, and inflammation is thought to play a role in its progression. Proinflammatory mediators may exert an effect on cardiac structure and function, contributing to progression of cardiac disease. Mild inflammatory infiltrates are commonly seen in the myocardium of cats with cardiomyopathies. In contrast to the human and canine literature, no published reports examine the presence of systemic inflammation in cats with cardiac disease.