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CARDIOLOGYInternational Medical Journal, Vol. 16., Iss. 1, 2010, P. 46−50.
SIGNIFICANCE OF BRAIN NATRIURETIC PROPEPTIDE IN DIAGNOSIS OF MYOCARDIAL DYSFUNCTION IN CHILDREN WITH CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS
Kharkiv National Medical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
The original investigation of 88 children with congenital heart defects, which was used to study plasma cerebral natriuretic propeptide content and its correlation with the findings of instrumental investigations of the heart, are presented. This allows improving early diagnosis of myocardial dysfunction and heart failure in this category of patients.
Key words: congenital heart defects, brain natriuretic propeptide, myocardial dysfunction, diagnosis.