Nurdan Ozturk Tasar1, Pelin Kosger2, Nevzat Uzuner3, Birsen Ucar2
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.13, No.6, pp. 1038-1044, 2018, DOI:10.1111/chd.12678
Abstract Objective: We aimed to investigate the effect of ventricular septal defect (VSD) and
heart failure on cerebral blood flow (CBF) in children, whether heart failure treatment improves CBF, and if there is any relationship between CBF and serum N‐
terminal pro‐brain natriuretic peptide (NT‐proBNP) level.
Method: Forty children with VSD (13 with heart failure) aged between 1 and
36 months were studied. The control group comprised 25 healthy children in the
same age group. Maximum, minimum, and mean blood flow velocities and pulsatility
indices of the right and left middle cerebral arteries were assessed using transcranial
Doppler ultrasonography. Measurements of… More >
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