Early warning diagnostic test for Primates – To detect the increased risk of developing chronic heart failure.
This test is aimed at Old World Monkeys, a group of primates that are divided into two subfamilies; the Cercopithecinae and the Colobinae. This group of primates live in Africa and Asia and are characterised by having cheek pouches, opposable thumbs, no prehensile tail and nostrils that are close together, opening either downward or forward, rather than outwards.
For quick diagnosis in cases with suspected cardiac disease, these tests are invaluable to assess the amount and type of myocardial damage, allowing you to implement a treatment plan for your patients that enables the best possible outcome
Pro-BNP, or B-type natriuretic peptide, is an inactive peptide, released alongside the active hormone BNP, when the walls of the heart are stretched, specifically the left ventricle. Increases in this marker will occur in animals with congestive heart failure as the left ventricle is working harder to pump blood round the body.
Troponin I is the marker of choice for the diagnosis of heart damage as a result of AMI.
However, Pro-BNP is a more quantitative biochemical marker related to the extent of infarction and left ventricular systolic dysfunction. The level of Pro-BNP is an important predictor of cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndrome
Quantitative Troponin I alone can be used for both diagnosis and prognosis of heart damage from MI, however Pro-BNP is more reliable to predict damage from strokes.
Both tests can be useful screening tools to detect an increased risk of developing chronic heart failure in the future on subjects that have no symptoms at present.
SAMPLE REQUIRED: SERUM
Pro-BNP Test: £58.00 excluding VAT with a Same Day results time.
Troponin I Test: £50.00 excluding VAT with a Same Day results time.
Troponin I + Pro-BNP Test: £98.00 excluding VAT with a Same Day results time.