Buriticá, Edwin F.
Tuleski, Giovana L. R.
Silva, Vinícius B. C.
Santos, Joelma F.
Sousa, Marlos G.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universidade Federal Do Paraná
Article History
Received: 13 January 2026
Accepted: 31 March 2026
First Online: 17 April 2026
Declarations
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: The study was ethically approved by an established committee as established in the manuscript, protocol number 014/2019 of the Animal Use and Care Committee, and all procedures followed the National Institutes of Health Guide for the Care and Use of Animals of Laboratory.
: Written informed consent was obtained from the owners.
: The written consent from owners allowing their cats to participate in the study included permission to publish the echocardiographic images obtained.
: The authors declare no competing interests.