Evaluation of NT-proBNP in children with heart failure younger than 3 years old

• Main Authors: Iacob Daniela (Author), Butnariu Angela (Author), Leucuţa Daniel-Corneliu (Author), Samaşca Gabriel (Author), Deleanu Diana (Author), Lupan Iulia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sciendo, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction. Heart failure (HF) is characterized by neuroendocrine activation. The cardiac natriuretic hormones, including atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), together with their related pro-peptides (proANP and proBNP) represent a group of peptide hormones produce...