Association between pulmonary arterial obstruction index and right lateral ventricular wall thickness with in-hospital mortality in patients with acute pulmonary embolism.

Purpose: To retrospectively assess the correlation between pulmonary arterial obstruction index (PAOI) and right lateral ventricular wall thickness with in-hospital mortality in patients with acute pulmonary embolism.

Methods: CT angiography (CTA) of 55 consecutive patients (30 males; 25 females; mean age ± SD, 59 ± 11 years) with proven acute pulmonary embolism was investigated. PAOI was determined according to the Qanadli score on CTA.

Periodontal Health Status among Patients with Behçet's Disease.

We aimed to evaluate the relationship of individual periodontal parameters with the severity of Behçet's disease (BD) and attempt to find the correlation between chronic periodontitis and BD. In this study, 74 registered subjects attending Behçet's clinic with BD symptoms were recruited. The diagnosis was based on the criteria presented by the international study group for BD (ISG) and the total clinical severity score was determined for each patient.