Serum Levels of Natriuretic Peptides in Children before and after Treatment for an Atrial Septal Defect, a Patent Ductus Arteriosus, and a Coarctation of the Aorta—A Prospective Study
Figure 1
Serum levels of (a) N-terminal proatriopeptide (ANPN) and (b) N-terminal probrain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in patients with atrial septal defect (ASD) and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) measured at baseline and at 6 and 12 months’ follow-up, and in controls older than six months. Serum levels of (c) N-terminal proatriopeptide (ANPN) and (d) N-terminal probrain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in patients with coarctation of the aorta measured at baseline and at 6 and 12 months’ follow-up, and in all controls and controls older than six months. Whiskers at the top and bottom of each box indicate maximum and minimum; the top and bottom of each box the third and first quartiles; line through the box the median. Solid circles are outliers and *indicates an extreme case.
