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Dilated Cardiomyopathy Differential Diagnosis: Myocardial Failure 1216.e1

Dilated Cardiomyopathy Differential
VetBooks.ir Diagnosis: Myocardial Failure*

Viral
Parvovirus †
Distemper virus
Canine herpesvirus
Fungal
Rickettsial
Ehrlichia canis
Rickettsia rickettsii
Bartonella elizabethae
Spirochetal
Borrelia burgdorferi †
Parasitic
Trypanosoma cruzi †
Toxoplasma gondii
Toxocara canis
Endocrine
Severe hypothyroidism †
Hyperthyroidism †
Pheochromocytoma
Drugs and Toxins
Cobalt
Doxorubicin †
Gossypol
Physical Injury
Electric shock Differentials, Lists, and Mnemonics
Trauma
Heatstroke
Nutritional Deficiencies
Taurine †
Carnitine †
Ischemia/Infarction
Septic coronary artery embolus †
Atherosclerosis †
Muscular Dystrophy
Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy †
*These causes constitute less than 10% of the clinical cases of severe myocardial failure seen
clinically. The remainder are idiopathic.
Modified with permission from Kittleson M: Small animal cardiovascular medicine, St. Louis, 1998,
Mosby, p 320.
† Clinically documented causes of myocardial failure in veterinary medicine.

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