What Levels of Uric Acid and NT-Probnp Predict Outcomes of Eisenmenger Syndrome in Children?

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PAMUKÇU Ö., Yilmaz E., NARİN N., BAYKAN A., Argun M., Ozyurt A., ...More

ERCIYES MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.38, no.4, pp.138-143, 2016 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 38 Issue: 4
• Publication Date: 2016
• Doi Number: 10.5152/etd.2016.0031
• Journal Name: ERCIYES MEDICAL JOURNAL
• Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
• Page Numbers: pp.138-143
• Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
• Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Noninvasive methods for follow-up of pulmonary hypertensive children are limited. The main aim of this study was to determine the cutoff levels for uric acid and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) for follow-up of Eisenmenger patients and their relationships with classical methods. To our best knowledge, this is the first study to investigate the levels of NT-proBNP and uric acid in pediatric Eisenmenger patients.