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Table 1 Summary of the data in two groups of cats without (N-CHF) or with (CHF) congestive heart failure

From: Assessment of a bedside test for N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) to differentiate cardiac from non-cardiac causes of pleural effusion in cats

 

N-CHF (n = 14a)

CHF (n = 6)

p-value

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

  1. aclinical data (heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature, and auscultation) were missing in one cat due to computer problems
  2. DSH Domestic Short Hair, m male, f female