Elevated urinary NT-proBNP after pharmacological closure of patent ductus arteriosus in very low birth weight infants

Celik, Istemi; ERDEVE, ÖMER; Demirel, Gamze; Canpolat, Fuat; Dilmen, Ugur

doi:10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2012.09.020

Elevated urinary NT-proBNP after pharmacological closure of patent ductus arteriosus in very low birth weight infants

Celik I. H., ERDEVE Ö., Demirel G., Canpolat F. E., Dilmen U.

EARLY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, cilt.89, sa.3, ss.187-189, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 89 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2012.09.020
Dergi Adı: EARLY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.187-189
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background: Hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus (hsPDA) complicates the clinical course of preterm infants and contributes to increased morbidity and mortality. NT-proBNP is indicative of the effects of hsPDA on clinical and cardiac status of patients.