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N-Terminal pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide in decompansated ventricular septal defect
Archives of Medical Science, 11/02/09

Baghdady Y et al. – NT–proBNP is elevated in VSDs with cardiac decompensation, it is correlated to clinical score and echocardiography parameters. It reflects pressure and volume loads to the pulmonary artery and right ventricle and may help to identify children with VSD and pulmonary hypertension that demands early intervention.

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The Gerbode Defect: The Significance of a Left Ventricular to Right Atrial Shunt
Cardiology in the Young, 11/02/09 Relevance Score: 81%

Transcatheter Closure of Postoperative Residual Perimembranous Ventricular Septal Defects
Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 10/30/09 Relevance Score: 80%

The unidirectional valve patch provides no benefits to early and long-term survival in patients with ventricular septal defect and severe pulmonary artery hypertension
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 10/27/09 Relevance Score: 80%

Two-Patch Repair for Atrioventricular Septal Defect With Mitral Aneurysm
Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 10/13/09 Relevance Score: 80%

Ventricular Septal Rupture in a 4-Year-Old Child Following Blunt Chest Injury
Pediatric Cardiology, 10/20/09 Relevance Score: 79%