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B-natriuretic Peptide: A Helpful Clinical Marker After Norwood I

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Amplified cardiac B-natriuretic peptide (BNP) expression results from ventricular volume or pressure overload. Clinicians have used BNP levels when evaluating cardiac performance in patients with varied clinical conditions. We report a case in which BNP levels helped guide early catheterization intervention in a patient after stage 1 Norwood palliation.

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  1. Children’s Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Nevada School of Medicine, 3006 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 690, Las Vegas, NV, 89109, USA

    William N. Evans, Ruben J. Acherman, Gary A. Mayman & Abraham Rothman

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Evans, W.N., Acherman, R.J., Mayman, G.A. et al. B-natriuretic Peptide: A Helpful Clinical Marker After Norwood I. Pediatr Cardiol 29, 214–216 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-007-9078-y

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