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{"title":"Risk Medicine and Transhumanism.","authors":"Osman Elbek","doi":"10.5152/ThoracResPract.2023.23047","DOIUrl":"10.5152/ThoracResPract.2023.23047","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>New developments in bioinformatics, artificial intelligence, and nano-biotechnologies will radically change the practice of medicine to be exhibited in the coming years. One approach that has the potential to carry this changing medical practice into a superhuman age and that has been dominating medical literature in recent years is the risk approach. This article aims to address the issue beyond the dichotomy of good or evil without wrapping the practice of medicine exhibited throughout the human body and history in the sacrament of holiness and falling into the traps of bioconservatism and solutionism.</p>","PeriodicalId":75221,"journal":{"name":"Thoracic research and practice","volume":"24 6","pages":"325-329"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10724723/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71430023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Vaccination Status and Outcome of Hospitalized Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 Before and After the Spread of Omicron Variant: An Observational Study from İzmir, Turkey.","authors":"Sema Alp Çavuş, Muammer Çelik, Çağlar Irmak, Gamze Helvacı, Gökçen Ömeroğlu Şimşek, Figen Coşkun","doi":"10.5152/ThoracResPract.2023.22234","DOIUrl":"10.5152/ThoracResPract.2023.22234","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Despite the efforts in vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), breakthrough infections occur and the need for hospitalization continues. We aimed to determine the relationship between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 vaccination and the severity of COVID-19 and mortality among hospitalized patients with COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study was conducted between September 2021 and February 2022 in a university hos- pital in Turkey. Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 (both in clinics and in intensive care units), ≥18 years old, and who had no previous COVID-19 were included in the study. The demographic characteristics, clinical data, vaccination status, and outcome of the patients were analyzed retrospectively and the relationship between vaccination status and mortality was determined statistically.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 674 patients, 180 (26.7%) had no vaccination, 282 (41.8%) had incomplete vaccination, and 212 (31.5%) were fully vaccinated according to the updated vaccination recommendations. While 44.0% of the patients were fully vaccinated before the occur- rence of omicron variant, 15.9% of the patients were fully vaccinated during the wave of the omicron variant. The patients with no vaccination were younger and had fewer comorbidities. The overall mortality was 31.8%. Under 50 years old, all the patients with fully vaccination survived and the patients with no vaccination or incomplete vaccination had higher (10.1%) mortality. During the omicron period, mortality was lower in fully vaccinated pateints.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Immunization with and booster doses of BNT162b2 should be encouraged to protect both healthy and vulnerable populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":75221,"journal":{"name":"Thoracic research and practice","volume":" ","pages":"284-291"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10724727/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10636191","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sarcoid-Like Mediastinal Reaction in the Context of Histiocytic Sarcoma.","authors":"Sergio Chávez Valladares, Blanca de Vega Sanchez, Clarisa Simon Perez, Carlos Disdier Vicente, Henar Borrego Pintado","doi":"10.5152/ThoracResPract.2023.22216","DOIUrl":"10.5152/ThoracResPract.2023.22216","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75221,"journal":{"name":"Thoracic research and practice","volume":" ","pages":"330-331"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10724806/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10340589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Correlation Between Daily PM10, Nitrogen Dioxide, and Ozone Measurements with the Stringency Index in 15 Different Districts of a Big Metropolis.","authors":"Pınar Bostan,&nbsp;Cavit Işık Yavuz,&nbsp;Berker Öztürk,&nbsp;Sabri Serhan Olcay,&nbsp;Nilüfer Aykaç","doi":"10.5152/ThoracResPract.2023.22231","DOIUrl":"10.5152/ThoracResPract.2023.22231","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Studies have investigated the effects of lockdowns on air quality around the world and found that fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide concentrations decreased due to reduced human activity, while ozone concentrations increased. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the correlation between daily stringency index values of our country and daily PM10, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone measurements in different districts of Istanbul between March 1, 2020, and February 28, 2022.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>Ministry of Environment and Urbanization and National Air Quality Monitoring Network data on Istanbul air quality monitoring stations were used. The analysis included 15 stations that can monitor at least 75% of the days in a year. PM10, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone were the main pollutants analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was negative correlation between daily PM10 measurements and daily stringency index values in 3 stations; there was positive correlation in 6 stations. Between daily stringency index values and daily nitrogen dioxide measurements, there was a negative correlation in 3 stations and a positive correlation in 1 station. The daily measurements of 1 station showed a negative correlation with the daily values of stringency index for both PM10 and nitrogen dioxide. In 1 station, while PM10 measures were negatively correlated with stringency index, nitrogen dioxide measurements were positively correlated.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study showed that pandemic limitations could not improve Istanbul's air quality everywhere. For adequate evaluation of impact of the limitations on air quality, it may be more relevant to study the socioeconomic infrastructure of each living area, the sociospatial inequality, industrial employment, the number of households, the density of employee class, and so on with all influencing factors that could have contributed to these various changes.</p>","PeriodicalId":75221,"journal":{"name":"Thoracic research and practice","volume":"24 5","pages":"253-261"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/c6/13/trp-24-5-253.PMC10542101.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10603725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adding Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation to Supplemental Oxygen During Exercise Training in Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Randomized Controlled Study.","authors":"Sami Deniz, Şenay Tuncel, Alev Gürgün, Funda Elmas","doi":"10.5152/ThoracResPract.2023.23040","DOIUrl":"10.5152/ThoracResPract.2023.23040","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is currently the fourth leading cause of death in the world. Pulmonary rehabilitation is recommended for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate the effects of non-invasive ventilation, supplemental oxygen, and exercise training and supplemental oxygen during exercise training during pulmonary rehabilitation practice in comparison with only exercise training on lung functions, blood gases, lactate levels, respiratory muscle pressures, dyspnea, walking distances, quality of life, and depression in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The main outcome measure is exercise capacity (6-minute walk test), and the secondary end-point included quality of life.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thirty-five patients (mean ± SD age, 65.4 ± 6.5 years) with a mean bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in the first second of expiration of 39.4 ± 7%, undergoing an 8-week outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation, were randomized to either non-invasive ventilation, supplemental oxygen, and exercise training, supplemental oxygen during exercise training, or exercise training groups. The improvements in respiratory muscle strength were higher in non-invasive ventilation, supplemental oxygen, and exercise training patients than the moderate improvements in the exercise training group. Both non-invasive ventilation, supplemental oxygen, and exercise training and supplemental oxygen during exercise training groups showed significant increases in the 6-minute walk test and incremental shuttle walk test. However, the increase in walking distance was better in non-invasive ventilation, supplemental oxygen, and exercise training group (69.8 ± 53.2 m in 6-minute walk test and 66.6 ± 65.2 m in incremental shuttle walk test, P = .001 and P = .005, respectively) compared to supplemental oxygen during exercise training group (42.5+55.5 m in 6-minute walk test and 53.5+70.2 m in incremental shuttle walk test, P = .01 each, respectively). The total St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire score was similar in all study groups after the intervention. Symptoms of depression significantly improved only in non-invasive ventilation, supplemental oxygen, and exercise training group (-2.8+2.8, P = .006).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Non-invasive positive-pressure ventilation (NIPPV) added to supplemental oxygen during exercise training was associated with better physiological adaptations than other modalities.</p>","PeriodicalId":75221,"journal":{"name":"Thoracic research and practice","volume":"24 5","pages":"262-269"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10655168/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10603728","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Clinical Significance of Pleural Lactate Measurement in Critically Ill Patients with Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion.","authors":"Bişar Ergün,&nbsp;Murat Küçük,&nbsp;Mehmet Nuri Yakar,&nbsp;Mehmet Celal Öztürk,&nbsp;Vecihe Bayrak,&nbsp;Ahmet Naci Emecen,&nbsp;Volkan Hancı,&nbsp;Bilgin Cömert,&nbsp;Ali Necati Gökmen,&nbsp;Begüm Ergan","doi":"10.5152/ThoracResPract.2023.23021","DOIUrl":"10.5152/ThoracResPract.2023.23021","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Pleural fluid pH measurement is recommended for tube thoracostomy decisions in complicated parapneumonic pleural effusions. However, pleural fluid pH may be affected by blood pH in critically ill patients with common systemic acid-base disorders. We aimed to investigate the use of pleural fluid lactate to distinguish culture-positive parapneumonic effusions from other pleural effusions.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>This prospective observational study included 121 eligible patients (51 female and 70 male). All patients with pleural effusion who underwent thoracentesis were assessed. Pleural fluid lactate was measured by a blood gas analyzer.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 121 patients, 30 (24.8%) were transudate and 91 (75.2%) were exudate. Of the 91 patients with exudative pleural effusion, 61 were diagnosed as culture-negative parapneumonic, 13 as culture-positive parapneumonic, 9 as malignant, and 8 as other exudative effusion. There was a strong positive linear association between serum pH and pleural fluid pH (R = 0.77, P < .001). The post hoc tests for pleural fluid lactate revealed there was a significant difference between culture-positive parapneumonic versus culture-negative parapneumonic groups (P = .004), culture-positive parapneumonic versus transudative effusion groups (P < .001), culture-negative parapneumonic versus transudative effusion groups (P = .008) and lastly; malignant effusion versus transudative effusion groups (P = .001). Receiver operating characteristics curve analysis for culture-positive parapneumonic indicated a cutoff of 4.55 mmol/L for pleural fluid lactate to have a sensitivity of 76.9% and a specificity of 84.3% (positive predictive value: 37%, negative predictive value: 96.8%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>A cutoff of 4.55 mmol/L of pleural fluid lactate can be used as a useful tool to distinguish culture-positive parapneumonic effusions from other effusions in critically ill patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":75221,"journal":{"name":"Thoracic research and practice","volume":"24 5","pages":"245-252"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/3a/31/trp-24-5-245.PMC10543991.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10603724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Safety of Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy in Airway Pressure Release Ventilation Mode in Critically Ill Patients: Are These Results Safe?","authors":"Killen H Briones-Claudett,&nbsp;Amado X Freire","doi":"10.5152/ThoracResPract.2023.22214","DOIUrl":"10.5152/ThoracResPract.2023.22214","url":null,"abstract":"The current recommendations for performing bronchoscopies in intubated and mechanically ventilated patients indicate that the tidal volume (Vt) can be increased between 100 and 150 mL or the pressure limits/inspiratory pressures which guarantees an adequate Vt and ventilator setting should preferably be in mandatory mode. 1 We have carefully read the recently published study titled, “The Safety of Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy in Airway Pressure Release Ventilation Mode in Critically Ill Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Preliminary Study” 2 and have the following concerns regarding the methodology, validity","PeriodicalId":75221,"journal":{"name":"Thoracic research and practice","volume":"24 5","pages":"282-283"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/25/60/trp-24-5-282.PMC10544180.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10603727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Stereotactic Radiosurgery Results in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients with Brain Metastases in the Era of Modern Systemic Treatment Agents.","authors":"Feyza Yaşar Daşgın,&nbsp;Tarı Kargıoğlu,&nbsp;Aliye Arslan,&nbsp;Ali Kerim Aksakal,&nbsp;Binnur Dadak,&nbsp;Fatma Betül Ayrak,&nbsp;Ezgi Gökçe,&nbsp;İpek Pinar Aral,&nbsp;Gonca Altınışık İnan,&nbsp;Yılmaz Tezcan","doi":"10.5152/ThoracResPract.2023.23025","DOIUrl":"10.5152/ThoracResPract.2023.23025","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study reports the results of stereotactic radiosurgery and fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery treatment for brain metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with modern systemic treatment methods (immunotherapy, targeted agents, and current chemotherapy agents).</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>This study retrospectively analyzed patients diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer and brain metasta- ses who underwent stereotactic radiosurgery/fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery in the Radiation Oncology Clinic of Ankara Bilkent City Hospital between February 21, 2019, and August 15, 2022. The study's primary endpoint was accepted as the lesions' response sta- tus after stereotactic radiosurgery/fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery.The secondary endpoint was accepted as the patients' intracranial progression-free survival and overall survival.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This study included 85 patients treated for 174 lesions. Their median follow-up was 6.6 (range: 1-42) months.Their median intracranial progression-free survival after radiotherapy was 5.3 (range: 1-33) months, and their median overall survival was 6.6 (range: 1-42) months. Concurrent immunotherapy was administered to 10 (11%) patients and targeted therapy to 8 (9%). Magnetic resonance imaging indicated that 14 (6%) patients had a complete response, 62 (35.6%) had a partial response, 10 (5.7%) had stable disease, and 23 (13.2%) had progressive disease. The complete response rate was significantly higher in patients receiving targeted therapy (P < .001; odds ratio = 0.0025, 95% CI = 0.006-0.109). Intracranial recurrence was observed in 28 (32.9%) patients after stereotactic radiosurgery/ fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery: 7 (8.2%) were inside the radiotherapy field, 13 (15.3%) were outside the radiotherapy field, and 8 (9.4%) overlapped the radiotherapy field. Intracranial progression-free survival was higher in patients receiving concomitant immu- notherapy (P = .028; hazard ratio = 0.107, 95% CI = 0.015-0.783). However, overall survival was higher in patients receiving targeted therapy (P = .035; hazard ratio = 0.217, 95% CI = 0.053-0.897).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Using current systemic agents with radiotherapy for brain metastasis significantly affected post-radiotherapy intracranial progression-free survival.</p>","PeriodicalId":75221,"journal":{"name":"Thoracic research and practice","volume":"24 5","pages":"270-275"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/39/23/trp-24-5-270.PMC10544484.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10610012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Are Sleep Quality, Physical Activity Levels, and Fear of Movement of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Patients Different From Healthy People During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic?","authors":"Nurel Ertürk,&nbsp;Naciye Vardar Yağlı,&nbsp;Adem Çelik,&nbsp;Ebru Çalık Kütükcü","doi":"10.5152/ThoracResPract.2023.22148","DOIUrl":"10.5152/ThoracResPract.2023.22148","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The sleep quality and physical activity levels of patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome during the lockdown period have not yet been investigated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the sleep quality, physical activity level, and fear of movement in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and healthy individuals during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>Patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (n = 33) and healthy individuals (n = 30) were included in the study. Physical activity levels, sleep quality, and fear of movement were evaluated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The total physical activity amount of patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and healthy individuals was lower than the acceptable levels. The obstructive sleep apnea syndrome group had significantly lower leisure-time physical activity (P = .006) and higher sitting time (P = .008) than the healthy individuals. Patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome had significantly more sleep disturbances, daytime dysfunction, and daytime sleepiness than healthy people (P < .001). Fear of movement was negatively correlated with the amount of vigorous (r = -0.395, P = .023) and leisure activities (r = -0.557, P = .001) in the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>During the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and healthy individuals had lower physical activity levels. Physical activity counseling is an important strategy for increasing the physical activity of patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and healthy individuals during and after the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":75221,"journal":{"name":"Thoracic research and practice","volume":"24 5","pages":"237-244"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/7e/b7/trp-24-5-237.PMC10544581.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10238009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Clot Burden As a Predictor of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension After Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A Cohort Study.","authors":"Esmaeil Gharepapagh,&nbsp;Fatemeh Rahimi,&nbsp;Ata Koohi,&nbsp;Hooman Bakhshandeh,&nbsp;Seyed Ali Mousavi-Aghdas,&nbsp;Parham Sadeghipoor,&nbsp;Ashraf Fakhari,&nbsp;Mehrad Amirnia,&nbsp;Reza Javadrashid,&nbsp;Farid Rashidi","doi":"10.5152/ThoracResPract.2023.22160","DOIUrl":"10.5152/ThoracResPract.2023.22160","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>A small percentage of acute pulmonary thromboembolisms (PTE) persist as chronic fibrin clots, potentially leading to chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). A scoring system for evaluating the burden of acute PTE based on computed tomography pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) findings was tested for its association with CTEPH within one year.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>In this retrospective cohort of 475 patients with a definitive diagnosis of acute PTE, the Qanadli score (QS) was calculated on the initial CTPA. Through regular follow-up over 1 year, symptomatic patients underwent extensive evaluation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 475 patients enrolled in the study [age 58.3 ± 16.6, 195 (41.1%) female, QS: 13.01 ± 7.37/40], 321 patients completed the study. A total of 22 (6.8%) patients were definitively diagnosed with CTEPH. In univariate analysis, the initial QS was significantly higher in patients with subsequent CTEPH than in patients without (17 ± 5.6 vs. 13 ± 7.6, P = .009). QS was directly associated with CTEPH (odds ratio: 1.08, 95% confidence interval: 1.0-1.16, P = .042). The evolution of CTEPH in men could be predicted with a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 54% when a cut-off point of 14.5 (43.5%) was set for QS. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve in this setting was 0.74 with a P-value of .032. Qanadli score failed to predict CTEPH in women.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Scoring the clot burden in the pulmonary arteries through the Qanadli method can predict the evolution of CTEPH only in men 1 year after acute PTE. Women comprise most of the CTEPH patients. Thus, strict follow-up adherence seems to be even more important in women.</p>","PeriodicalId":75221,"journal":{"name":"Thoracic research and practice","volume":"24 5","pages":"276-281"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/3f/75/trp-24-5-276.PMC10544596.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10244309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}