Perioperative Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Is Associated with Long-Term Neurodevelopment Outcome of Infants with Congenital Heart Disease

• Main Authors: Michela Vergine (Author), Luca Vedovelli (Author), Manuela Simonato (Author), Valentina Tonazzo (Author), Alessio Correani (Author), Elisa Cainelli (Author), Dario Gregori (Author), Massimo A. Padalino (Author), Paola Cogo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Brain injury, impaired brain maturation, and long-term neurodevelopmental disorders are common in infants with congenital heart diseases (CHD). We aimed to assess whether plasma glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) can predict neurodevelopmental anomalies in CHD infants operated on car...