N-terminal pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide as a Predictor of Reoperation in Children With Surgically Corrected Tetralogy of Fallot

Background: Most patients with surgically corrected tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) are faced with multiple residua and sequelae such as pulmonary regurgitation (PR), resulting in reoperation for pulmonary valve replacement (PVR). Plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) level and serum N-terminal pro-BNP (...

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Veröffentlicht in:Circulation Journal 2014, Vol.78(3), pp.693-700
Hauptverfasser: Hirono, Keiichi, Sekine, Michikazu, Shiba, Noriko, Hayashi, Shirou, Nakaoka, Hideyuki, Ibuki, Keijiro, Saito, Kazuyoshi, Watanabe, Kazuhiro, Ozawa, Sayaka, Higuma, Tomonori, Yoshimura, Naoki, Kitajima, Isao, Ichida, Fukiko
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Zusammenfassung:Background: Most patients with surgically corrected tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) are faced with multiple residua and sequelae such as pulmonary regurgitation (PR), resulting in reoperation for pulmonary valve replacement (PVR). Plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) level and serum N-terminal pro-BNP (NT-pro-BNP) level are useful as diagnostic objective markers of chronic heart failure (CHF). The aim of the study was to examine whether these markers have predictive ability for reoperation in children with surgically corrected TOF. Methods and Results: Fifty-eight patients (38 male, 20 female) aged 1–18 years (median, 7 years) were enrolled. Serum NT-pro-BNP in TOF patients was significantly higher than in age-matched hospital controls without CHF (359.5±449.7pg/ml vs. 86.1±45.1pg/ml, respectively; P
ISSN:1346-9843
1347-4820
DOI:10.1253/circj.CJ-13-1048