PMID- 16887436
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20060907
LR  - 20071115
IS  - 0022-3476 (Print)
IS  - 0022-3476 (Linking)
VI  - 149
IP  - 2
DP  - 2006 Aug
TI  - Comparison of classifications for heart failure in children undergoing valvular 
      surgery.
PG  - 210-5
AB  - OBJECTIVES: To characterize correlations between clinical classifications of 
      heart failure and diagnostic workup. STUDY DESIGN: Pre- and postoperative 
      characteristics of 20 children with heart failure secondary to valvular rheumatic 
      disease were studied. RESULTS: Both scoring systems correlated with N-terminal 
      pro-brain natriuretic peptide (N-proBNP) but not with troponin I (TnI). The PHFI 
      correlated with N-proBNP, end-systolic wall stress, left ventricular mass index 
      and left atrium to aorta diameter ratio. No correlation could be established 
      between modified Ross score, or the New York Heart Association (NYHA) grade and 
      echocardiographic measurements. Cardiothoracic and Sokolow indexes were 
      correlated with the PHFI as well as to the NYHA classification. CONCLUSION: In 
      this study, PHFI seems better correlated with radiologic, electrocardiographic, 
      echocardiographic, and biologic assessment of heart failure in children. Clinical 
      severity was correlated with N-proBNP but not with TnI.
FAU - Tissieres, Pierre
AU  - Tissieres P
AD  - Cardiology Unit, Children's Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
FAU - Aggoun, Yacine
AU  - Aggoun Y
FAU - Da Cruz, Eduardo
AU  - Da Cruz E
FAU - Sierra, Jorge
AU  - Sierra J
FAU - Mensi, Noury
AU  - Mensi N
FAU - Kalangos, Afksendyios
AU  - Kalangos A
FAU - Beghetti, Maurice
AU  - Beghetti M
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - United States
TA  - J Pediatr
JT  - The Journal of pediatrics
JID - 0375410
RN  - 0 (Peptide Fragments)
RN  - 0 (Troponin)
RN  - 0 (pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76))
RN  - 114471-18-0 (Natriuretic Peptide, Brain)
SB  - IM
MH  - Brain/metabolism
MH  - Cardiac Surgical Procedures/methods
MH  - Child
MH  - Echocardiography
MH  - Electrocardiography
MH  - Female
MH  - Heart Atria/pathology
MH  - Heart Failure/complications/*diagnosis/*surgery
MH  - Heart Valves/*pathology/*surgery
MH  - Heart Ventricles/pathology
MH  - Hepatomegaly/complications
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Natriuretic Peptide, Brain/metabolism
MH  - Peptide Fragments/metabolism
MH  - Rheumatic Heart Disease/complications/pathology
MH  - Severity of Illness Index
MH  - Troponin/metabolism
EDAT- 2006/08/05 09:00
MHDA- 2006/09/08 09:00
CRDT- 2006/08/05 09:00
PHST- 2005/08/04 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2006/01/25 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2006/04/03 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2006/08/05 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2006/09/08 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2006/08/05 09:00 [entrez]
AID - S0022-3476(06)00273-3 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.04.006 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Pediatr. 2006 Aug;149(2):210-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.04.006.