Combined Risk Stratification With Computerized Tomography /Echocardiography and Biomarkers in Patients With Normotensive Pulmonary Embolism   
Yazarlar (10)
Savaş Özsu
Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ahmet Menteşe
Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Asiye Özsu
Süleyman Caner Karahan
Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye
İsmet Durmuş
Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Funda Öztuna
Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Polat Koşucu
Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Yılmaz Bülbül
Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Tevfik Özlü
Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Thrombosis Research
Dergi ISSN 0049-3848 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q4
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 12-2010
Cilt No 126
Sayı 6
Sayfalar 486 / 492
DOI Numarası 10.1016/j.thromres.2010.08.021
Makale Linki http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0049384810004664
Özet
BACKGROUND Right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) detected by computerized tomography (CT)/echocardiography or elevated biomarkers is associated with a poor prognosis for pulmonary embolism (PE). However, these prognostic factors have not previously been concomitantly elucidated in the same patient group. METHODS This prospective study included 108 consecutive patients with normotensive PE confirmed by CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA). On admission, patient serum NT-proBNP and troponin T (Tn-T) levels were measured, and echocardiography was performed within 24hours after diagnosis of PE. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was performed to determine the optimal echocardiographic end-diastolic diameters of the right ventricle, the ratio of the right ventricle to left ventricle (RV/LV ratio) on CTPA, and NT-proBNP and Tn-T cut-off levels with regard to prognosis. RESULTS …
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