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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Murray S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6424555 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20190319 3
Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in zoo-housed great apes, accounting for 41% of adult gorilla death in North American zoological institutions. Obtaining a timely and accurate diagnosis of cardiovascular disease in gorillas is challenging, relying on echocardiography which generally requires anesthetic medications that may confound findings and can cause severe side effects in cardiovascularly compromised animals. The measurement of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) has emerged a ...[more]