Using Cardiac Biomarkers in Veterinary Practice

Blood-based assays for various cardiac biomarkers can assist in the diagnosis of heart disease in dogs and cats. The two most common markers are cardiac troponin-I and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide. Biomarker assays can assist in differentiating cardiac from noncardiac causes of respirat...

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Published inClinics in laboratory medicine Vol. 35; no. 3; p. 555
Main Author Oyama, Mark A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.09.2015
Subjects
Animals
Biomarkers - blood
Blood Chemical Analysis - trends
Blood Chemical Analysis - veterinary
Cats
Diagnosis, Differential
Dogs
Heart Diseases - blood
Heart Diseases - diagnosis
Heart Diseases - physiopathology
Heart Diseases - veterinary
Heart Function Tests - trends
Heart Function Tests - veterinary
Troponin
BNP
Cardiac biomarkers
Heart disease
Natriuretic peptide
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Summary:Blood-based assays for various cardiac biomarkers can assist in the diagnosis of heart disease in dogs and cats. The two most common markers are cardiac troponin-I and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide. Biomarker assays can assist in differentiating cardiac from noncardiac causes of respiratory signs and detection of preclinical cardiomyopathy. Increasingly, studies indicate that cardiac biomarker testing can help assess the risk of morbidity and mortality in animals with heart disease. Usage of cardiac biomarker testing in clinical practice relies on proper patient selection, correct interpretation of test results, and incorporation of biomarker testing into existing diagnostic methods.
ISSN:1557-9832
DOI:10.1016/j.cll.2015.05.005