Urinary N-terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Newborn Infants with Cardiac and Pulmonary Diseases
Conclusion Urinary NT-proBNP is feasible to be a noninvasive screening tool to predict congenital heart diseases in full-term neonates. Further studies are needed to assess the correlation between plasma and urinary levels of NT-proBNP in congenital heart diseases in full-term and preterm infants. [...] Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 333 Seventh Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10001, USAArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents | Abstract | Full text
Source: American Journal of Perinatology - Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Elgendy, Marwa M. Elzayat, Rania Salah Abdo, Mostafa Elsharkawy, Hamed M. Allam, Maha Midan, Dina Abdelrazek Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
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