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 = 14)
CHF (n = 6)
2D long axis
LAD (mm)a
14.0 (8.9–22.0)
19.0 (8.2–41.0)
RA increasedb
4
3
M-mode long axis
IVSd (mm)a
4.6 (3.7–6.7)
4.9 (2.8–7.9)
LVWd (mm)a
5.0 (3.4–7.7)
5.2 (3.1–8.6)
RVDd (mm)
5.9 (2.1–11.0)
7.5 (3.7–13.0)