B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a strong predictor of mortality in adult patients with various forms of pulmonary hypertension (PH) and may be a strong prognostic marker in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) associated PH as well. | B-type natriuretic peptide and mortality in extremely low birth weight infants with pulmonary hypertension: A retrospective cohort analysis