1. Elevation of Serum Prostate-Specific Antigen Levels in Males With Pulmonary Embolism
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You-Fan Peng MD, PhD, Li-Ya Ma BS, and Miao Luo BS
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Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
Hypoxemia is a clinical characteristic of pulmonary embolism (PE). Hypoxemia is associated with variations in serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels. Thus, the present study aimed to determine serum PSA levels in patients with PE, which may be helpful in improving clinical evaluation in screening for prostate diseases in those with PE. Clinical data from 61 consecutive male patients with PE and 113 age-matched healthy male controls were retrospectively analyzed. The pulmonary artery obstruction index (PAOI) was used to evaluate the pulmonary embolic burden. Compared with healthy controls, serum total PSA (tPSA) levels were significantly increased ( P = .003), and free PSA (fPSA)/tPSA ratio was significantly decreased in patients with PE ( P
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- 2024
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