Comparison of the predictive ability for PDA surgery between early serum NT-proBNP level and echocardiographic PLASE score

Morita Yusuke, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan; Satoshi Masutani, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medal University, Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan; Kyongsun Pak, National Center for Child Health and Development, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan; Tomoko Saito, Kanagawa Children’s Medical Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan; Seiichi Tomotaki, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan; Tohru Kobayashi, Yokohama City University, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Tetsuya Isayama, National Center for Child Health and Development, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Katsuaki Toyoshima, Kanagawa children's Medical Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan