Log-transformed plasma level of brain natriuretic peptide during the acute phase of Kawasaki disease is quantitatively associated with myocardial dysfunction

• मुख्य लेखकों: Sunhee Bang (लेखक), Jeong Jin Yu (लेखक), Myung-Ki Han (लेखक), Hong Ki Ko (लेखक), Sail Chun (लेखक), Hyung Soon Choi (लेखक), Young-Hwue Kim (लेखक), Jae-Kon Ko (लेखक), In-Sook Park (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Korean Pediatric Society, 2011-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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PurposeBrain natriuretic peptide (BNP) has been considered a biochemical marker for myocarditis in Kawasaki disease. We performed this study to determine its quantitative significance.MethodsWe attempted to correlate log-transformed BNP concentrations (log-BNP) and clinical, laboratory, and echocard...