Cardiac troponin T and N-terminal-pro-B type natriuretic peptide reflect myocardial function in preterm infants

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 482-486

  EL Khuffash, A ^a,b   Davis, P G ^c   Walsh, K ^d   Molloy, E J ^a,b,d  

^a NATIONAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; TROPONIN T;

AORTA ROOT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEMOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERINATAL CARE; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COHORT STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; STROKE VOLUME; TROPONIN T; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 47149116552     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2008.21     Document Type: Article

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