title: B-type natriuretic peptide levels in adults with congenital heart disease and right ventricular failure.
abstract: Right ventricular (RV) failure is a common problem for adults with systemic right ventricles or volume-overloaded right ventricles. The utility of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels for diagnosis and prognosis is now well documented in adults with acquired left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction, but not in the setting of RV failure. BNP levels were evaluated in adults with RV failure due to congenital heart disease and compared with levels in adults with acquired LV dysfunction and adults without structural heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal MedicineChildren's Healthcare of Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA. wendy_book@emoryhealthcare.org
authors.forename: Wendy M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Book
authors.forename: Brenda J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Hott
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McConnell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017079:Exercise Tolerance; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain