1. Aminoterminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide
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Lechner, Evelyn, Weissensteiner, Martin, Wagner, Oliver, Schreier-Lechner, Elisabeth, Rehak, Peter, Prandstetter, Christoph, Furthner, Dieter, and Wiesinger-Eidenberger, Gabriele
- Abstract
B-type natriuretic peptides have been shown to enable differentiation between heart and lung diseases in adults and children. In neonates, the role of natriuretic peptides for diagnosis of congenital heart defect (CHD) is not yet ascertained. The purpose of this single-center prospective study was to investigate aminoterminal B-type natriuretic peptide concentrations and their time courses during the first 5 days of life in neonates with CHD compared with neonates with respiratory distress.
- Published
- 2013
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