Increased natriuretic peptide type B level after the second palliative step in children with univentricular hearts with right ventricular morphology but not left ventricular morphology

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 786-792

  Holmgren, Daniel ^a   Westerlind, Andreas ^b   Berggren, Håkan ^b   Lundberg, Per Arne ^b   Wåhlander, Håkan ^a  

^a QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children; Natriuretic peptides; Univentricular hearts; Ventricular morphology

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE RECEPTOR A;

ARTICLE; CAVOPULMONARY CONNECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLENN SHUNT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HUMAN; INFANT;

ADOLESCENT; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INFANT; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 46749083846     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-008-9201-8     Document Type: Article

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