The potential and limitations of plasma BNP measurement in the diagnosis, prognosis, and management of children with heart failure due to congenital cardiac disease: an update

N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Its Relationship With Cardiac Function in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease

(2013) Jannet A. Eindhoven et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Age- and disease-related variations in B-type natriuretic peptide response after pediatric cardiac surgery

(2013) Massimiliano Cantinotti et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Thyroid and Brain Natriuretic Peptide Response in Children Undergoing Cardiac Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease

(2012) Massimiliano Cantinotti et al.   CIRCULATION JOURNAL

State of the art of BNP and NT-proBNP immunoassays: The CardioOrmoCheck study

(2012) Aldo Clerico et al.   CLINICA CHIMICA ACTA

Association of Impaired Linear Growth and Worse Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Infants with Single Ventricle Physiology: A Report from the Pediatric Heart Network Infant Single Ventricle Trial

(2012) Chitra Ravishankar et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS

The Usefulness of Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Complex Congenital Heart Disease

(2012) Jannet A. Eindhoven et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

B-type natriuretic peptide levels predict outcomes in infants undergoing cardiac surgery in a lesion-dependent fashion

(2012) Rambod Amirnovin et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Urinary NT-proBNP, NGAL, and H-FABP May Predict Hemodynamic Relevance of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Very Low Birth Weight Infants

(2012) Veronika Tosse et al.   Neonatology

Hemodynamic Characteristics of Cyanotic Adults with Single-ventricle Physiology without Fontan Completion

(2012) Faysal G. Saab et al.   Congenital Heart Disease

Plasma B-type natriuretic peptide levels in children with heart disease

(2011) Walter Knirsch et al.   ACTA PAEDIATRICA

Effectiveness of Serial Increases in Amino-Terminal Pro–B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels to Indicate the Need for Mechanical Circulatory Support in Children With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

(2011) Derek T.H. Wong et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Usefulness of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide as Biomarkers for Heart Failure in Young Children With Single Ventricle Congenital Heart Disease

(2011) Alexander Lowenthal et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Thirty years of the heart as an endocrine organ: physiological role and clinical utility of cardiac natriuretic hormones

(2011) Aldo Clerico et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY

Impact of Oral Sildenafil on Exercise Performance in Children and Young Adults After the Fontan Operation

(2011) David J. Goldberg et al.   CIRCULATION

Diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic relevance of B-type natriuretic hormone and related peptides in children with congenital heart diseases

(2011) Massimiliano Cantinotti et al.   CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE

Recommendations for the use of natriuretic peptides in acute cardiac care: A position statement from the Study Group on Biomarkers in Cardiology of the ESC Working Group on Acute Cardiac Care

(2011) K. Thygesen et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

When Gonads Talk to the Heart

(2011) Aldo Clerico et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Factors Associated with Serum Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels after the Fontan Procedure

(2011) Andrew M. Atz et al.   Congenital Heart Disease

Serum Parameters and Echocardiographic Predictors of Death or Need for Transplant in Newborns, Children, and Young Adults With Heart Failure

(2010) Manisha S. Patel et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Relation of Diastolic and Systolic Function, Exercise Capacity and Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Adults after Mustard Procedure for Transposition of the Great Arteries

(2010) Arnd Schaefer et al.   CARDIOLOGY

The Role of N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in the Diagnosis of Congestive Heart Failure in Children

(2010) Masaya Sugimoto et al.   CIRCULATION JOURNAL

BNP Levels Predict Outcome in Pediatric Heart Failure Patients

(2010) Scott R. Auerbach et al.   Circulation-Heart Failure

Diagnostic performance of BNP and NT-ProBNP measurements in children with heart failure based on congenital heart defects and cardiomyopathies

(2010) Murat Şahin et al.   CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY

BNP concentrations and cardiovascular adaptation in preterm and fullterm newborn infants

(2010) Savina Mannarino et al.   EARLY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Echocardiographic Parameters and Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Patients after Surgical Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot

(2010) Solange B. Tatani et al.   ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES

The relationship of systemic right ventricular function to ECG parameters and NT-proBNP levels in adults with transposition of the great arteries late after Senning or Mustard surgery

(2010) C. M. Plymen et al.   HEART

Exercise induces biventricular mechanical dyssynchrony in children with repaired tetralogy of Fallot

(2010) S. L. Roche et al.   HEART

Diagnostic accuracy and clinical relevance of brain natriuretic peptide assay in pediatric patients with congenital heart diseases

(2010) Massimiliano Cantinotti et al.   Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Functional Anatomy of Tricuspid Regurgitation in Patients with Systemic Right Ventricles

(2010) Piotr Szymański et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

B-type Natriuretic Peptide: Perioperative Patterns in Congenital Heart Disease

(2010) Matthew F. Niedner et al.   Congenital Heart Disease

Brain-type natriuretic peptide at birth reflects foetal maturation and antenatal stress

(2009) Taro Kanbe et al.   ACTA PAEDIATRICA

Usefulness of Various Plasma Biomarkers for Diagnosis of Heart Failure in Children With Single Ventricle Physiology

(2009) Amee Shah et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Cord blood, perinatal BNP values in term and preterm newborns

(2009) S Mannarino et al.   Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Clinical Profiles of Adult Patients With Single Ventricular Physiology

(2009) Noriko Motoki et al.   CIRCULATION JOURNAL

Reference Values for Plasma B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in the First Days of Life

(2009) M. Cantinotti et al.   CLINICAL CHEMISTRY

Proficiency testing project for brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and the N-terminal part of the propeptide of BNP (NT-proBNP) immunoassays: the CardioOrmocheck study

(2009) Concetta Prontera et al.   CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE

Evaluation of Right Ventricular Function by Using Tissue Doppler Imaging in Patients after Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot

(2009) İlker Çetin et al.   ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES

Reduced contractile reserve of the systemic right ventricle under Dobutamine stress is associated with increased brain natriuretic peptide levels in patients with complete transposition after atrial repair

(2009) M. Vogt et al.   European Journal of Echocardiography

Old and new biomarkers of heart failure

(2009) Michele Emdin et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE

Efficacy and safety of carvedilol for heart failure in children and patients with congenital heart disease

(2009) Mitsunori Nishiyama et al.   HEART AND VESSELS

Plasma levels of B-type natriuretic peptide in patients with tetralogy of Fallot after surgical repair

(2009) Andreas M.E. Koch et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Diagnostic role of plasma BNP levels in neonates with signs of congenital heart disease

(2009) Periklis A. Davlouros et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Accuracy of Plasma B-Type Natriuretic Peptide to Diagnose Significant Cardiovascular Disease in Children

(2009) Yuk M. Law et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Aminoterminal brain-type natriuretic peptide levels correlate with heart failure in patients with bidirectional Glenn anastomosis and with morbidity after the Fontan operation

(2009) Evelyn Lechner et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Clinical outcome 5 to 18 years after the Fontan operation performed on children younger than 5 years

(2009) Daniëlle Robbers-Visser et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Right Ventricular Dysfunction and B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Asymptomatic Patients After Repair for Tetralogy of Fallot

(2009) Christian Apitz et al.   PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY

Relation of Physical Activity, Cardiac Function, Exercise Capacity, and Quality of Life in Patients With a Systemic Right Ventricle

(2008) Michiel M. Winter et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

The syndrome of cardiac failure in adults with congenitally corrected transposition

(2008) Mirta Koželj et al.   CARDIOLOGY IN THE YOUNG

Clinical relevance of measurement of brain natriuretic peptide and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in pediatric cardiology

(2008) Massimiliano Cantinotti et al.   CLINICA CHIMICA ACTA

Correlation between cord blood, perinatal BNP values and echocardiographic parameters in healthy Italian newborns

(2008) Savina Mannarino et al.   EARLY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

B-type natriuretic peptide levels in patients with functionally univentricular hearts after total cavopulmonary connection

(2008) Andreas M.E. Koch et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE

Assessment of biventricular functional reserve and NT-proBNP levels in patients with RV volume overload after repair of tetralogy of Fallot at young age

(2008) Jochem van den Berg et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Biomarker Responses During Mid-term Mechanical Cardiac Support in Children

(2008) Grit Heise et al.   JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION

Contemporary Outcomes After the Fontan Procedure

(2008) Page A.W. Anderson et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide levels in pediatric patients with congestive heart failure undergoing cardiac surgery

(2008) Rowan Walsh et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Perioperative B-type natriuretic peptide levels predict outcome after bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis and total cavopulmonary connection

(2008) Jong-Hau Hsu et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Increased Natriuretic Peptide Type B Level After the Second Palliative Step in Children with Univentricular Hearts with Right Ventricular Morphology But Not Left Ventricular Morphology

(2008) Daniel Holmgren et al.   PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY

Assessment of Myocardial Function in Pediatric Patients with Operated Tetralogy of Fallot: Preliminary Results with 2D Strain Echocardiography

(2008) Walter Knirsch et al.   PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY

Serum Markers of Systemic Right Ventricular Function and Exercise Performance

(2008) Ruchira Garg et al.   PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY

Aminoterminal Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels in Children and Adolescents After Fontan Operation Correlate with Congestive Heart Failure

(2008) Evelyn Lechner et al.   PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY

NT-Pro-B-type Natriuretic Peptide in Infants and Children: Reference Values Based on Combined Data from Four Studies

(2008) Amiram Nir et al.   PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY

B-Type Natriuretic Peptide to Predict Ductus Intervention in Infants

(2008) Christoph Czernik et al.   PEDIATRIC RESEARCH

B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in the Emergency Diagnosis of Critical Heart Disease in Children

(2008) K. O. Maher et al.   PEDIATRICS

B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Patients with Systemic Right Ventricle

(2007) Andreas M.E. Koch et al.   CARDIOLOGY

Brain natriuretic peptide as a biomarker of systemic right ventricular function in patients with transposition of great arteries after atrial switch operation

(2007) Pak-cheong Chow et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY