Cardiac biomarker concentrations in cats with elevated pancreatic lipase concentrations.

Background: Cardiac biomarker concentrations are elevated in dogs with pancreatitis, but it is unknown if this is also the case for cats.

Methods: The serum feline pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (fPLI) of serum samples from 60 cats was quantified using the Spec fPL assay. Serum N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (HST) concentrations were also measured using commercial assays.