B-type natriuretic peptide levels late after transplant predict graft survival in pediatric heart transplant patients

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2010 Mar;29(3):385-6. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.06.002. Epub 2009 Sep 26.

Authors

Joseph W Rossano, Susan W Denfield, Jeffrey J Kim, Jack F Price, John L Jefferies, Jamie A Decker, William J Dreyer

PMID: 19782608
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.06.002

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Biomarkers / blood
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Graft Rejection / blood*
Graft Survival / physiology*
Heart Transplantation / physiology*
Humans
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Male
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / blood*
Predictive Value of Tests
Proportional Hazards Models
Retrospective Studies

Substances

Biomarkers
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain