- Original Article
- Cardiology
- Age-adjusted plasma N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide level in Kawasaki disease
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Heul Jun, Kyung Ok Ko, Jae Woo Lim, Jung Min Yoon, Gyung Min Lee, Eun Jung Cheon
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2016;59(7):298-302. Published online July 31, 2016
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Purpose Recent reports showed that plasma N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) could be a useful biomarker of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) unresponsiveness and coronary artery lesion (CAL) development in Kawasaki disease (KD). The levels of these peptides are critically influenced by age; hence, the normal range and upper limits for infants and children are different. We performed an age-adjusted analysis of plasma... |
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