Paediatric heart failure - understanding the pathophysiology and the current role of cardiac biomarkers in clinical practice.

Claire McGinnFrank A CaseyChris WatsonLouise Morrison

Published in: Cardiology in the young (2023)

Further large paediatric studies of patients with heart failure are needed to validate NT-proBNP in CHD and to evaluate the role of novel biomarkers in specific types of CHD, e.g. single ventricle physiology.

Keyphrases

heart failure
clinical practice
intensive care unit
emergency department
left ventricular
pulmonary artery
pulmonary hypertension
mitral valve
atrial fibrillation
cardiac resynchronization therapy
acute heart failure
congenital heart disease