Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - Pathophysiology

(systolic wall stress) brought on by the increase in wall thickness (explained by Laplace’s law). Left heart failure is manifested as either pulmonary edema or pleural effusion in cats. The pleural effusion is thought to be produced from the surface of the lungs since the visceral pleural veins drain into pulmonary veins (and so the left heart). ................
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