Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin as a potential biomarker for pulmonary thromboembolism

ÖZYURT S., KARATAŞ M., ARPA M., YILMAZ KARA B., DUMAN H., MELEK M., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY-TURK BIYOKIMYA DERGISI, vol.45, no.1, pp.51-56, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 45 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1515/tjb-2018-0308
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY-TURK BIYOKIMYA DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.51-56
  • Keywords: Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, Pulmonary thromboembolism, Biomarker, Inflammation, Diagnosis, ACID-BINDING PROTEIN, D-DIMER, EMBOLISM, DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS, SEVERITY, PREDICT
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) is a clinical condition that can be lethal unless promptly diagnosed and treated. The objective was to evaluate the significance of scrum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in the diagnosis of PTE.