Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Tetralogy With Right Ventricular Dilatation Ali Dodge-Khatami, MD, PhD, Emanuela Valsangiacomo Büchel, MD, Walter Knirsch, MD, Alexander Kadner, MD, Valentin Rousson, PhD, Hitendu H. Dave, MD, Urs Bauersfeld, MD, René Prêtre, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 82, Issue 3, Pages 983-988 (September 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.038 Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Box plots of raw pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels preoperatively and at 6 months after pulmonary valve replacement. Values are from the 18 patients with a 6-month postoperative magnetic resonance imaging control. The hollow circle and asterisks represent outliers. (BNPpre = brain natriuretic peptide preoperatively; BNP6 = brain natriuretic peptide at 6 months.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 82, 983-988DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.038) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Box plots of the logarithm of pro-brain natriuretic peptide (proBNP) levels preoperatively and at 6 months after pulmonary valve replacement. Values are from the 18 patients with a 6-month postoperative magnetic resonance imaging control. (BNPpre = brain natriuretic peptide preoperatively; BNP6 = brain natriuretic peptide at 6 months.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 82, 983-988DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.038) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Right ventricular end-diastolic volumes before and 6 months after pulmonary valve insertion. (RVEDVI pre = right ventricular end-diastolic volume index preoperatively; RVEDVI6 = right ventricular end-diastolic volume index at 6 months.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 82, 983-988DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.038) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Preoperative right ventricular end-diastolic volume in relation to pulmonary valve insufficiency. (PI pre = pulmonary insufficiency preoperatively; RVEDVI pre = right ventricular end-diastolic volume index preoperatively.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 82, 983-988DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.038) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Preoperative right ventricular end-diastolic volume in relation to left ventricular ejection fraction. (LVEF pre = left ventricular ejection fraction preoperatively; RVEDVI pre = right ventricular end-diastolic volume index preoperatively.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 82, 983-988DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.038) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 6 Preoperative logarithmic pro-brain natriuretic peptide (proBNP) values in relation to right ventricular ejection fraction. (RVEF pre = right ventricular ejection fraction preoperatively.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 82, 983-988DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.038) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 7 Logarithmic pro-brain natriuretic peptide (proBNP) values 6 months postoperatively in relation to right ventricular ejection fraction. (RVEF 6 = right ventricular ejection fraction at 6 months.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 82, 983-988DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.038) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions