Objective To review the current veterinary and relevant human literature regarding
biomarkers of cardiac disease leading to respiratory compromise. Data Sources Veterinary …

Ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) are often incidental or coincidental with systemic disease.
Ventricular arrhythmias are also the most likely cause of many sudden cardiac deaths in …

Objective—To determine clinical, laboratory analysis, and necropsy findings for equids with
oleander toxicosis and to identify factors associated with outcome. Design—Retrospective …

Background The downer cow syndrome (DCS) is a challenging health issue in the dairy
industry. No cow‐side test is available to provide an accurate prognosis for DCS cases in …

Objective—To determine prevalence of myocardial injury in horses with colic on the basis of
high concentrations of cardiac troponin I (cTnI), frequency of cardiac arrhythmias within the …

Background Neutrophil myeloperoxidase content is determined by the Advia 2120
hematology system by staining characteristics. Changes in myeloperoxidase staining are …

Background Upper reference limits for cTnI have not been established for healthy
Standardbred racehorses. Objectives To establish cTnI upper reference limits for …

Objective—To determine whether there is evidence of myocardial injury in horses with acute
abdominal disease. Design—Prospective case series. Animals—18 healthy horses and 69 …

Objective To summarize the current medical literature and provide a clinical perspective of
whole blood point‐of‐care (POC) biomarkers in large animal emergency and critical care …

Reasons for performing study There are currently no studies detailing cardiac troponin I
(cTnI) release and clearance in normal horses post exercise using an analytically validated …