Prognostic importance of plasma levels of brain natriuretic peptide in congenital cardiac surgery


ŞENKAYA SIĞNAK I., Yanar M., Helvaci H.

TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, vol.19, no.4, pp.507-512, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

Abstract

Background: In this study we investigated the prognostic importance of the relationship of the role of pre- and postoperative N terminal-pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels in the early diagnosis and monitoring of postoperative deficiency with morbidity and mortality in patients operated on under extracorporeal circulation support for congenital cardiac surgery.