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Original Article
Plasma Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Concentrations of the Pulmonary artery, Aorta and Veins in Children with Cardiac Disease
Kang Il Lee, Nam Geun Heo, Myung Chul Hyun, Sang Bum Lee, Eun Kyoung Yang, Won Jung Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1994;37(4):481-493.   Published online April 15, 1994
To study the site of release and factors affecting the releases of the atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in the pediatric patients, we measured the plasma ANP concentrations in 23 normal healthy children, 19 patients with congestive heart failure and 16 patients with cardiac disease undergoing diagnostic cardiac catheterization. The following results were obtained. 1) The plasma ANP concentrations of the vein (226.3¡¾74.9...
Altered secretion of arginine vasopressin in children with CNS diseases.
Kun Whe Kim, Eun Sook Kim, Cheol Woo Ko, Ja Hoon Koo, Doo Hong Ahn, Won Jung Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1991;34(3):323-333.   Published online March 31, 1991
A prospective study was conducted to see the pattern and mechanism of arginine vasopressin (AVP) secretion in children with CNS diseases. Study population consisted of 21 cases with aseptic meningi- tis (meningitis group) and another 21 cases with viral encephalitis or encephalopathy (encephalitis group), who had been admitted to our Pediatric Department during 10 months’ period from April 1985 to January 1986. Seventeen healthy...