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Dr. Stacey Hendershott breaks down how to build a practical cardiac minimum database for dogs and cats with suspected cardiovascular disease, and how to use it to move from clinical suspicion to diagnostic clarity.

Download Bionote's free guide with ready-to-use language for explaining NT-proBNP results to pet owners, including elevated and normal results and next steps.

Heart disease does not always announce itself. Patients may present with nonspecific respiratory signs or appear completely healthy despite clinically important cardiac disease.

Use this quick-reference guide and decision tree to identify foundational diagnostic tests and targeted biomarker assays based on common clinical presentations.

If you’re in a clinic, you already know: vet med isn’t for the faint of heart. The pace is FAST. Appointments stack up, decisions have to be made quickly, and most days you’re focused on keeping everything running smoothly. As a result, both good and bad workflows naturally develop. You find what works, and you stick with it. But could some of these routines be creating a diagnostic blind spot? Over time, small workflow shortcuts can create gaps in the diagnostic process that

Provide this printable form to feline pet owners before every wellness exam to help proactively screen for cardiac disease. The questionnaire is designed to simplify conversations about recommended cardiac testing, such as Feline NT-proBNP testing.