Growth Differentiation Factor 15: A Novel Growth Biomarker for Children With Congenital Heart Disease.
Dane C PaneitzAlice L ZhouLisa YanekSrujana GollaSravani AvulaPrince J KannankerilAllen D EverettBret A MettlerDanielle Gottlieb SenPublished in: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery (2022)
GDF-15 represents an important growth biomarker in children with CHD, especially those under 2 years of age who have diagnoses commonly associated with CHF. Our data do not support prealbumin as a long-term growth biomarker.