Acquired atrial septal defects secondary to rupture of the atrial septum in dogs with degenerative mitral valve disease

Plasma N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic

Plasma N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide concentration helps to predict survival in dogs with symptomatic degenerative mitral valve disease regardless of and in combination with the initial clinical status at admission

✍ François Serres; Jean-Louis Pouchelon; Laure Poujol; Hervé P. Lefebvre; Cathy Tr 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 520 KB

Objectives: Although mitral valve disease (MVD) is the most common canine heart disease, readily available prognostic markers of the disease are still lacking. The aim of this study was to evaluate the comparative ability of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide plasma concentration (NT-proBNP)