title: Using cardiac biomarkers in veterinary practice.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiology, Department of Clinical Studies-Philadelphia, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3900 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: maoyama@vet.upenn.edu.
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Oyama
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers
keywords: BNP; Cardiac biomarkers; Heart disease; Natriuretic peptide; Troponin