Table 1.
Initial presentation of cats with symptomatic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

	Symptomatic HCM	ATE group	CHF group
Clinical signs	(n=13)	(n=8)	(n=5)
Pelvic limb paralysis	8 (61.5%)	8	0
Depression	7 (53.8%)	3	4
Respiratory distress	5 (38.5%)	0	5
Vocalization	3 (23.1%)	3	0
Vomiting	3 (23.1%)	1	2
Open-mouth breathing	2 (15.4%)	1	1
Anorexia	2 (15.4%)	2	0
Hemoptysis	1 (7.7%)	0	1
syncope	1 (7.7%)	0	1
Time to visit hospital (days, range)	-	2 (0.5~4)	4.8 (1~7)

n; number, ATE; arterial thromboembolism, CHF; congestive heart failure.