Retinopathy of prematurity screening at ≥30 weeks: urinary NTpro-BNP performance.
Janet E BerringtonP ClarkeN D EmbletonA K EwerR GeethanathS GuptaM LalS OddieA ShafiqC VasudevanC BührerPublished in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2018)
The association previously shown for infants <30 completed weeks between urinary NTproBNP and the development of ROP was not seen in more mature infants. Urinary NTproBNP does not appear helpful in rationalising direct ophthalmoscopic screening for ROP in more mature infants, and may suggest a difference in pathophysiology of ROP in this population.
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