title: Are preoperative B-type natriuretic peptide levels associated with outcome after pulmonary artery banding and the double switch operation in patients with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries: a pilot study.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif. Electronic address: dchar@stanford.edu.
authors.forename: Danton S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Char
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, Calif.
authors.forename: Stephen C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Shiboski
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Heart Center, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif.
authors.forename: Frank L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Hanley
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, Calif.
authors.forename: Jeffrey R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Fineman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000080041:Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D015854:Up-Regulation; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain