Cardiomyopathy and myocardial degeneration in stranded Pygmy (Kogia breviceps) and Dwarf (Kogia sima) Sperm Whales

• Published in: Aquatic Mammals
• Main Authors: Bossart, Gregory D., Hensley, George, Goldstein, Juli D., Kroell, Kenny, Manire, Charles A., Defran, R. H., Reif, John S.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: European Association for Aquatic Mammals 2007
• Subjects: Cardiomyopathy; Myocardium > Diseases; Pygmy sperm whale; Dwarf sperm whale; Sperm whale
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.33.2.2007.214; http://digitool.fcla.edu:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=1925740

Cardiomyopathy (CMP) has been documented as a disease associated with stranded pygmy (Kogia breviceps) and dwarf (Kogia sima) sperm whales in the United States and Asia. In this study, hearts from 27 pygmy and two dwarf sperm whales stranded in the coastal U.S. Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico from 1999 to 2006 were analyzed. Gross and microscopic examinations were conducted according to a standardized protocol designed to ensure systematic examination of tissue and data recording. This article was published by the European Association for Aquatic Mammals http://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org/ and may be cited as Bossart, Gregory D., George Hensley, Juli D. Goldstein, Kenny Kroell, Charles A. Manire, R. H. Defran, and John S. Reif (2007) Cardiomyopathy and Myocardial Degeneration in Stranded Pygmy (Kogia breviceps) and Dwarf (Kogia sima) Sperm Whales, Aquatic Mammals 33(2) 214‐222, DOI:10.1578/AM.33.2.2007.214 Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1662.