Value of ischemia-modified albumin in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism

Turedi, SÜLEYMAN; Gunduz, ABDÜLKADİR; Mentese, AHMET; Karahan, SÜLEYMAN; Yilmaz, Sennur; Eroglu, Oguz; Nuhoglu, İRFAN; Turan, Ibrahim; Topbas, MURAT

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2006.12.013

Value of ischemia-modified albumin in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism

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Turedi S., Gunduz A., Mentese A., Karahan S. C., Yilmaz S. E., Eroglu O., ...More

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, vol.25, no.7, pp.770-773, 2007 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 25 Issue: 7
Publication Date: 2007
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.12.013
Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.770-773
Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common condition, but the diagnostic strategy for the evaluation of suspected PE is somewhat controversial. Despite the use of various biochemical markers (such as D-dimer and C-reactive protein) and various probability calculation algorithms based on clinical findings for that purpose, there is still a need for more specific and practical markers in PE diagnosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic value of ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) levels in the diagnosis of PE.