title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, The Children's Hospital, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. duncanb@ccf.org
authors.forename: Brian W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Duncan
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000097:blood / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000097:blood / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain