Objective To explore the relationship of angiotensin Ⅱ (Ang Ⅱ) and atrial natriuretic peptide(ANP) with the chronic heart failure syndrome in newborn infant with congenital heart disease.Methods One hundred newborn infant with congenital heart disease(30 patients in cardiac function grade Ⅰ group;40patients in cardiac function grade Ⅱ group;30 patients in cardiac function grade Ⅲ and Ⅳ group) were enrolled and 30 cases of normal physical examination newborns with matched age and sex were selected as the control group.Concentrations of Ang Ⅱ and ANP were determined in these groups.Results Ang Ⅱ in newborn infant with congenital heart disease were significantly higher than that in normal controls,the activated Ang Ⅱ were more and more as disease severity worsen in the NYHA functional classification subgroup,among them,Ang Ⅱ increased most in grade Ⅲ and Ⅳ group ((119.19 ± 5.54) ng/L and (30.72 ± 1.34) ng/L,P ＜ 0.01).Ang Ⅱ was significantly correlated with cardiac function classification (r =0.85,P ＜0.01).ANP in newborn infant with congenital heart disease were higher than that in normal controls,and ANP also increased more and more obviously as disease severity worsen in the NYHA functional classification subgroup,it increased most in grade Ⅲ and Ⅳ groups ((9.00 ± 2.37) pmol/L and (1.15 ± 0.09) pmol/L,P ＜ 0.01).ANP was significantly correlated with cardiac function classification (r =0.79,P ＜ 0.01).Conclusion Ang Ⅱ and ANP are activated in newborn infant with congenital heart disease,they are closely related to the severity of the disease.So the children's cardiac function can be speculated by detecting Ang Ⅱ and ANP concentration.