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One of the most recent developments in veterinary medicine is the recent availability of a new test and protein marker in the blood of dogs. This test can help diagnose and differentiate primary heart disease from chronic respiratory disease, which can present in a very similar way to both animal guardian and veterinarian. This blood protein is known as NT-proBNP.
This is a highly accurate and sensitive test recently available to veterinarians. In the past, the only way of absolutely diagnosing heart disease in animals was with the gold standard echocardiogram. This new test is essential because dogs with signs of chronic coughing and exercise intolerance may have primary heart and/or respiratory disease. now with the recent availability of this new test, veterinarians can rapidly differentiate between these very similarly presenting but differently treated group of diseases.