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NT-pro BNP—A marker for worsening respiratory status and mortality in infants and young children with pulmonary hypertension

Shahnawaz M. Amdani¹, Muhammad Umair M. Mian², Ron L. Thomas³, Robert D. Ross⁴

1 Division of Pediatric Cardiology, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
2 Division of Pediatrics, The Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
3 Division of Biostatistics, The Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
4 Division of Pediatric Cardiology, The Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA

* Corresponding Author: Robert D. Ross, Division of Cardiology, Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Michigan, 3901 Beaubien Blvd, Detroit, MI 48201-2119. Email