Open AccessTime Course and Prognostic Value of Plasma B-type Natriuretic Peptide Concentration in Neonates Undergoing the Arterial Switch Operation
Author(s) -
Maxime Cannesson,
Clara Bionda,
Bruno Gostoli,
Olivier Raisky,
Sylvie Di Filippo,
D. Bompard,
C. Védrinne,
Robert Rousson,
J Ninet,
J. Neidecker,
JeanJacques Lehot
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/01.ane.0000263644.98314.e2
Subject(s) - medicine , natriuretic peptide , cardiology , value (mathematics) , plasma concentration , heart failure , statistics , mathematics
Plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) can predict postoperative complications after cardiac surgery in adults. Our aim was to investigate BNP kinetics and prognostic value in neonates undergoing the arterial switch operation (ASO) for transposition of the great arteries (TGA).