N-CHF (n = 14a) | CHF (n = 6) | p-value | |
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Breeds | DSH (8) Crossbreed (2) Maine Coon (1) Siamese (1) Persian (1) Balinese (1) | DSH (4) Maine Coon (1) Bengal (1) | – |
Sex (m/f) | 6/8 | 3/3 | 1.0 |
Age (year) | 8.0 (0.8–12.9) | 8.4 (2.3–16.9) | 0.77 |
Body weight (kg) | 4.2 (2.6–6.0) | 4.8 (2.9–7.7) | 0.41 |
Heart rate (/min) | 188 (160–240)a | 195 (150–220) | 0.93 |
Respiratory rate (/min) | 60 (36–100)a | 60 (28–80) | 0.64 |
Temperature (°C) | 38.7 (36.5–40.0)a | 37.2 (36.3–38.2) | 0.043 |
Pathological cardiac auscultation | 3/13a | 3/6 | 0.32 |
NT-proBNP (pmol/l) (median, range) Pleural effusion 1:1 diluted | 47 (17–329) | 924.5 (249–1162) | 0.0011 |
NT-proBNP (pmol/l) (median, range) Pleural effusion | 108.5 (17–732) | 1875 (509–2077) | 0.0011 |
NTproBNP (pmol/l) (median, range) Plasma | 144.5 (17–552) | 1698 (459–1942) | 0.0011 |