Evaluation of NT-proBNP in children with heart failure younger than 3 years old
Introduction. Heart failure (HF) is characterized by neuroendocrine activation. The cardiac natriuretic hormones, including atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), together with their related pro-peptides (proANP and proBNP) represent a group of peptide hormones produce...
Main Authors: | , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Sciendo
2017-06-01
|
Series: | Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/rjim-2017-0002 |