Diagnostic usefulness of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A in suspected pulmonary embolism

BERK S., DOĞAN Ö. T., AYDEMİR E. I., BİNGÖL ÖZ A., ÖZŞAHİN S. L., AKKURT İ.

MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESPIRATORY MEDICINE, cilt.8, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1186/2049-6958-8-49
  • Dergi Adı: MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Inflammation, Pulmonary embolism, PAPP-A, INFLAMMATION, ACTIVATION, MARKERS
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: The role of biomarkers for prognostication and diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) is increasing. It has been reported that pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) can be used as a proatherosclerotic marker. The present study was aimed to evaluate whether PAPP-A levels are helpful in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with suspected PE.