Cardiac Biomarkers in Patients With Single Ventricle Physiology

Cardiac Biomarkers in Patients With Single Ventricle Physiology

All neonates with congenital heart disease undergoing stage one palliation (Norwood procedure, Damus-Kaye-Stansel procedure) at Texas Children's Hospital will be regularly monitored for B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and Troponin level before the surgical procedure, on arrival to the cardiac intensive care unit after their surgical procedure, every 6 hours during the first 24 hours of the post-operative period, followed by daily levels for the first week, and then weekly during patient's regular laboratory work up schedule.

These cardiac biomarkers are linked to demographic, hemodynamic, respiratory, pharmacological data available via Sickbay.

All neonates with congenital heart disease undergoing stage one palliation (Norwood procedure, Damus-Kaye-Stansel procedure) at Texas Children's Hospital will be regularly monitored for B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and Troponin level before the surgical procedure, on arrival to the cardiac intensive care unit after their surgical procedure, every 6 hours during the first 24 hours of the post-operative period, followed by daily levels for the first week, and then weekly during patient's regular laboratory work up schedule.

These cardiac biomarkers are linked to demographic, hemodynamic, respiratory, pharmacological data available via Sickbay.

Inclusion Criteria:

Clinical diagnosis of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome as congenital heart disease as a neonate

Exclusion Criteria:

Other diagnosis of congenital heart disease than Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Patients older than 30 days