Thiol-disulfide as a novel indicator of obstructive sleep apnea.

Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an oxidative stress disease, which has been considered to be a notable risk and associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Thiol-disulfide homeostasis is as a novel indicator of oxidative stress.

Objectives: We aimed to evaluate thiol-disulfide homeostasis in a large patient population with OSA.

Atrial fibrillation, an obscured cause of pulmonary embolism can be revealed by adding to Wells criteria.

Among the various clinical scoring methods used for the prediagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE), Wells criteria is the most common. It relies on the findings and story of deep venous thrombosis (DVT), PE and malignancy. It is known that atrial fibrillation (AF) is a risk factor for PE like as DVT or malignancy.

Evaluation of dynamic thiol/disulfide redox state in community-acquired pneumonia.

Objectives: To compare dynamic thiol/disulfide homeostasis between patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and healthy controls.

Methods: This prospective, case-control study was conducted in the Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Ankara Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey, between August 2016 and August 2017. In total, 50 hospitalized patients with CAP and 35 healthy individuals were enrolled.

Homocysteine and serum-lipid levels in pulmonary embolism.

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a fatal disease that arises from genetic and environmental factors. There is little evidence for low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) with hyperhomocysteinemia to lead to PE. Therefore, we evaluated homocysteine levels and lipid profile in PE patients and to display risk for PE.