Vietnam National Children’s Hospital , Vol 4, No 2 (2020) 29 38 29 Research Paper The Value of NT proBNP the Follow up of Children with Dilated Cardiomyopathy Dang Thi Hai Van1,*, Dang Phuong Thuy2, N[.]
Vietnam National Children’s Hospital , Vol 4, No (2020) 29-38 Research Paper The Value of NT-proBNP the Follow - up of Children with Dilated Cardiomyopathy Dang Thi Hai Van1,*, Dang Phuong Thuy2, Nguyen Thi Hai Ha2 Hanoi Medical Univercity, No.1 Ton That Tung, Kim Lien, Dong Da, Hanoi, Vietnam Vietnam National Children's Hospital, 18/879 La Thanh, Dong Da, Hanoi, Vietnam Received 19 December 2020 Revised 18 March 2020; Accepted 20 April 2020 Abstract Objectives: To survery the plasma NT-proBNP concentration, the correlation between NT-proBNP concentration and the New York Pediatric Heart Failure Index (NYU PHFI) in children with dilated cardiomyopathy Comment on the association of NT-proBNP with the level of left ventricular dilatation and systolic function in the follow - up of children with dilated cardiomyopathy Method: Prospective, descriptive study Results: At the time of diagnosis, 32 out of 33 patients (97%) had an NTproBNP level higher than 97,5th percentile The log NT-proBNP was significantly positively correlated with PHFI (r = 0.84; P