Abstract
NT-proXNP, a new natriuretic peptide analyte, incorporates information about the concentrations of both N-terminal pro-atrial and pro-brain natriuretic peptides (NT-proANP, NT-proBNP). We aimed to investigate whether NT-proXNP is a reliable indicator of the cardiac index (CI) and the hemodynamic state in neonates and infants undergoing an open heart surgery. We enrolled 26 children under the age of 1 year into this prospective study. All patients underwent an elective cardiac operation with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) to achieve complete biventricular repair. Peri-operative hemodynamic parameters were assessed by transpulmonary thermodilution and natriuretic peptide levels were recorded. The NT-proXNP level correlated significantly with the simultaneously measured NT-proANP level (r=0.60, P<0.001), but more strongly with the NT-proBNP level (r=0.89, P<0.001) and the arithmetic sum of both (r=0.88, P<0.001). NT-proXNP had a strong correlation with CI (r=-0.85, P<0.001), the stroke volume index (r=-0.80, P<0.001) and the global ejection fraction (r=-0.67, P<0.009) throughout the post-operative period. Conventionally measured parameters such as heart rate, mean arterial pressure and pulse-pressure product exhibited weaker correla...Continue Reading
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