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Does postoperative BNP concentration predict complicated evolution in neonates undergoing the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries?
Does postoperative BNP concentration predict complicated evolution in neonates undergoing the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries?
Postoperative BNP concentrations, specifically a 6-hour level >160 ng/L, can predict adverse outcomes and complicated evolution in neonates after the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries.
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6-h BNP >160 ng/L may aid early risk stratification after neonatal arterial switch; leaves open whether BNP-guided care improves outcomes.
Cannesson et al. (2007) studied this question.
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