B-type natriuretic peptide and heart failure in patients with ventricular septal defect: A pilot study

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1094-1097

  Paul, Michael A ^a,b   Backer, Carl L ^a,b   Binns, Helen J ^a,b,c   Mavroudis, Constantine ^d   Webb, Catherine L ^a,b   Yogev, Ram ^a,b,c   Franklin, Wayne H ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Children's Memorial Research Center   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

B type natriuretic peptide; Congenital heart disease; Ventricular septal defect

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART FAILURE; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PILOT STUDY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; WEIGHT GAIN;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEART FAILURE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 76549102072     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: 14321971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-009-9503-5     Document Type: Article

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