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  • Title: The use of NT-proBNP assay in the management of canine patients with heart disease.
    Author: Oyama MA, Singletary GE.
    Journal: Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract; 2010 Jul; 40(4):545-58. PubMed ID: 20610010.
    Abstract:
    The diagnosis and management of canine heart disease could be facilitated by a highly sensitive and specific laboratory test that predicts risk of morbidity and mortality, is helpful in directing therapy, easy to perform, inexpensive, and widely available. This article details if, how, and when the cardiac biomarker, N-terminal fragment of the prohormone B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), helps in the diagnosis and management of canine heart disease. Veterinary cardiac biomarkers, specifically NT-proBNP, hold great promise. The incorporation of NT-proBNP assay into successful clinical practice requires an understanding of the science behind the technology, as well as the clinical data available to date.
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