NT-pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in infants and children: Reference values based on combined data from four studies

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-8

  Nir, Amiram ^a   Lindinger, Angelika ^b   Rauh, Manfred ^c   Bar Oz, Benjamin ^d   Laer, Stephanie ^e   Schwachtgen, Lynn ^b   Koch, Andreas ^c   Falkenberg, Jan ^f   Mir, Thomas S ^f  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^d HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Heart disease; Infants; Natriuretic peptides; Reference values

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; DISEASE MARKER; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN SECRETION; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUMINESCENCE; MALE; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 58649117559     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-008-9258-4     Document Type: Review

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