Clinical Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery

Biography

Jong-Hau Hsu MD, PhD, is a Professor of Pediatrics in Kaohsiung Medical University in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. He is also the Director of Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Intensive Care unit in Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, and the Vice Director of School of Medicine of Kaohsiung Medical University. As a Pediatric Cardiologist and Intensivist, his research has focused on the role of BNP as a biomarker in pediatric cardiac intensive care and has published 10 articles about BNP since 2007.

Abstract

Abstract : Early elevated B-Type natriuretic peptide levels are associated with cardiac dysfunction and poor clinical outcome in pediatric septic patients