Cardiac biomarkers: good medicine or good marketing?

Authors: Rishniw M
Publication: Proceedings of the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) Annual Conferences, Volume 2014 AVA Annual Conference, Perth, Issue Small Animal, May 2014
Publisher: Australian Veterinary Association

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Abstract: Clinicians are constantly looking for easier, cheaper, less invasive, and hopefully more accurate ways to diagnose both cardiac disease and its clinical manifestations (CHF) in dogs and cats. Cardiac biomarkers have been promoted as adjunct tests that could help clinicians determine the cardiac status of a canine or feline patient. This talk examines the current state of biomarker testing in dogs and cats with heart disease...

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