{"id":7394,"date":"2025-05-22T14:54:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T14:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/?page_id=7394"},"modified":"2026-03-04T17:03:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T17:03:45","slug":"the-halt-hcm-study","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vmc\/clinical-trials\/the-halt-hcm-study\/","title":{"rendered":"The HALT HCM Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t<h3>Species<\/h3>\n<p>Cat<\/p>\n<h3>Area of Study<\/h3>\n<p>Cardiology<\/p>\n<h3>Purpose of Study<\/h3>\n<p>Evaluate a once-weekly medication that may help slow the progression of heart disease in cats with early-stage hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). 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