Assessment of plasma cardiac troponin I concentration as a means to differentiate cardiac and noncardiac causes of dyspnea in cats

43 client-owned cats with dyspnea attributable to congestive heart failure (n=31) or to noncardiac causes (n=12).

Measurement of plasma cardiac troponin I (cTnI) concentration using a solid-phase radial partition immunoassay

Accuracy of plasma cTnI concentration for diagnosis of congestive heart failure as the cause of dyspnea (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve)surrogate