Association between Survival Time and Changes in NT-proBNP in Cats Treated for Congestive Heart Failure.

K V PierceJ E RushLisa M FreemanS M CunninghamV K Yang

Published in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2017)

Cats with a larger percent decrease in NT-proBNP during hospitalization and no evidence of CHF at the time of re-evaluation had longer survival times. Additional studies are needed to determine whether NT-proBNP can help guide treatment in cats with CHF.

Keyphrases

heart failure
free survival
left ventricular
atrial fibrillation
combination therapy