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Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:693-694. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.02.064
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Plasma Levels of Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Children With Left-To-Right Shunt Before and After Cardiac Surgery

Andreas M.E. Koch, MD

Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Loschgestr. 15, Erlangen D-91054, Germany

(Email: andreas.koch@uk-erlangen.de).

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To the Editor:

Mainwaring and collegues [1] reported brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels in 18 children and adolescents before and after ventricular septal defect repair. We agree with their conclusions regarding the correlation of BNP levels with volume load. In the last years, we have measured the BNP in almost 200 healthy children [2] and more than 700 patients with congenital and acquired heart disease [3–6] using the Triage BNP test (Biosite Inc, . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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