Long-term results of additional pulmonary blood flow with bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt

Table 3 Laboratory data of the evaluated brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and liver function and fibrosis marker levels

	Normal value	1 month after the Fontan (n = 22)	Mid-term (54 ± 18 months after the Fontan) (n = 13)	Long-term (116 ± 7 months after the Fontan) (n = 8)
BNP	0–18 pg/mL		41 ± 98	36 ± 45
AST	13–30 U/L	33.6 ± 5.6	36.6 ± 9.4	34.8 ± 7.0
ALT	10–42 U/L	17.5 ± 7.4	24.3 ± 7.8	32.1 ± 11.1
γGTP	13–64 U/L	38.1 ± 24.8	49.4 ± 14.4	52.3 ± 23.6
T-Bil	0.4–1.5 mg/dL	0.6 ± 0.3	0.7 ± 0.4	0.8 ± 0.4
Type IV collagen	0–6 ng/ mL		10.1 ± 2.6	11.9 ± 3.6
Hyauronic acid	0–50 ng/mL		44.8 ± 28.0	66.8 ± 26.0
Procollagen	0.3–0.8 U/mL		1.4 ± 0.4	5.5 ± 11.7

AST Aspartate aminotransferase, ALT Alanine aminotransferase, γ-GTP Gamma glutamic transpeptidase, T-Bil Total bilirubin

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