Title: Correlation between urinary and serum NT-proBNP in acute bronchiolitis. A pilot study.
Short title: Urinary NT-proBNP in acute bronchiolitis.
Authors: Moises Rodríguez-González,a,e, MD, Ana Castellano-Martínezb,e, MD, Ana Estalella-Mendozac,e, MD, Patricia Rodríguez-Campoyc,e, MD, Lorena Estepa-Pedregosac,e, MD, María Mercedes Calero-Ruizd,e, MD, Ana Sáez-Benito Godinod,e, PhD, Jose Carlos Flores-Gonzálezc,e, PhD
Affiliations: a. Pediatric Cardiology Division. Puerta del Mar University Hospital, Ana de Viya Avenue 21, 11009, Cádiz, Spain. b. Pediatric Nephrology Division. Puerta del Mar University Hospital, Ana de Viya Avenue 21, 11009, Cádiz, Spain. c. Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Puerta del Mar University Hospital, Ana de Viya Avenue 21, 11009, Cádiz, Spain. d. Clinical Laboratory Department. Puerta del Mar University Hospital, Spain. e. Biomedical Research and Innovation Institute of Cádiz (INiBICA) Research Unit, Puerta del Mar University Hospital, University of Cádiz, Ana de Viya Avenue 21, 11009, Cádiz, Spain.
E-mail addresses: doctormoisesrodriguez@gmail.com, anacastellanomart@gmail.com, anaestalella@gmail.com, p.r.campoy@gmail.com, estepalp@yahoo.com, mercaru767@gmail.com, anasaezbenito@gmail.com, carlosflogon@gmail.com.
Corresponding author: Lorena Estepa-Pedregosa. Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Puerta del Mar University Hospital. Cádiz, Spain. Ana de Viya Avenue 21, 11009 Cádiz, Spain. E-mail: estepalp@yahoo.com
Funding:  This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
Ethical approval:  The Institutional Review Board approved the study (ethics committee approval number 1338-N-20; October 2021).
Declarations of interest:  None.
Type of article: Research article
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