N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels in children: comparison in cardiac and non-cardiac diseases.

Published in: Cardiology in the young (2020)

Among heterogeneous group of children, NT-proBNP level can be a useful marker of cardiac disease. Furthermore, the NT-proBNP levels were related to patients' clinical deteriorations, such as shock rather than the inflammatory status of patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
left ventricular
young adults
prognostic factors
heart failure
patient reported outcomes
patient reported
clinical evaluation