April 23, 2013Open Access

Value of N-Terminal Pro Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels in Different Types of Fontan Circulation

Structured PICO

Do NT-proBNP levels differ among different types of Fontan circulation?

Population

Patients with Fontan circulation

Intervention

Older types of Fontan circulation (APC/AVC)

Comparator

Other types of Fontan circulation

Outcome

NT-proBNP levelssurrogate

NT-proBNP levels are inherently higher in older types of Fontan circulation (APC/AVC) independent of cardiac status, requiring careful interpretation.

Abstract

Levels of NT-pro BNP are related to the type of Fontan circulation. The older types (APC/AVC) that involve more atrial tissue in the systemic venous pathway show higher NT-proBNP levels independently of their cardiac status. Their NT-proBNP levels should be interpreted with care.

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Heck et al. (Tue,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69db1d7e3d9adb00e7684378 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjhf/hft063

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