Cardiovascular conditions

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
A familial incidence of HCM has been hypothesised in the Turkish Van. However, although this disease is anecdotally reported in this breed, to the authors’ knowledge there are no published reports within the scientific literature. In people and in Maine Coon cats HCM can be caused by inherited gene defect(s): as yet no defects have not been identified in the Turkish Van. 

See Screening scheme info on www.fabcats.org/hcm

Inherited Heart Disease in the Cat.  Tufts' Canine and Feline Breeding and Genetics Conference, 2003
Kathryn M. Meurs, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Cardiology)
Kittleson MD Feline Myocardial Disease, Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Editor:  Ettinger S.J, Feldman S.E., St Louis, Elsevier, 2000, pp 1082-1103

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Genetics confirmed and/or test available
Breed predisposition/strongly suspected as inherited
Potential breed predisposition is recognised but it is not currently known if the condition is inherited or not, only single case reports are available or evidence is anecdotal

* well recognised within the breed
r  rare or only seen in specific line/group