Use of sildenafil citrate in a cat with Eisenmenger's syndrome and an atrial septal defect

JFMS Open Rep. 2015 Apr 28;1(1):2055116915579680. doi: 10.1177/2055116915579680. eCollection 2015 Jan-Jun.

Abstract

A 2-year-old male neutered Siamese cat presenting with weakness and dyspnoea was diagnosed with an atrial septal defect and pulmonary hypertension, which resulted in right-to-left shunting (Eisenmenger's syndrome). The cat was treated with sildenafil (0.25-0.6 mg/kg) for 10 months. There were no apparent treatment-related adverse effects. Improvement in clinical signs was noted, although increasing doses of sildenafil were required. After 10 months the cat significantly deteriorated and was euthanased.

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