Evaluation of echocardiography and cardiac biomarker concentrations in dogs with gastric dilatation volvulus.

Brent D AonaJohn E RushElizabeth A RozanskiSuzanne M CunninghamClaire Rebecca SharpLisa M Freeman

Published in: Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001) (2017)

Concentrations of cTnI and NT-proBNP increased during hospitalization, but only cTnI concentrations were significantly higher in dogs with a higher arrhythmia grade. Additional research on the potential role of serial measurement of biomarkers in dogs with GDV is warranted.

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left ventricular
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