Pre-symptomatic prediction of morbitidies in preterm infants with patent ductus arteriosus by targeted neonatal echocardiography and brain-type natriuretic peptide

• Main Authors: Yasser Elsayed (Author), Mary Seshia (Author), Reeni Soni (Author), Ilan Buffo (Author), Ronald J. Baier (Author), Patrick J. McNamara (Author), Shyamala Dakshinamurti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hygeia Press di Corridori Marinella, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: Our objective was to compare patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) diameter, PDA score and brain-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) measurements at 48-72 hours of life, for prediction of neonatal morbidities. We hypothesized that use of a PDA score with BNP, may improve pre-symptomatic prediction o...