Articles: sensitivity-specificity.
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Pleural Disease/Pleural Effusion PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Several studies with wide range of diagnostic yield of closed needle pleural biopsy (CNPB) have been published in literature. CNPB is helpful in establishing diagnosis of malignant and tuberculous pleural effusions where conventional diagnostic modalities such as biochemical, cytological and microbiological data are unable to make a definitive diagnosis. CNPB may demonstrate granuloma in 50-80% of patients with tuberculous effusion. Diagnostic yield for malignant effusions ranges from 5-7% for mesotheliomas and 40-87% for other neoplasms. The aim of our study was to determine diagnostic yield of CNPB at our institution. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Arshan Beyzaei-Arani, Jalil Ahari, Rahul KhoslaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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ARDS/Lung Injury PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: The aim of this study was to examine the value of measurement of the interleukin-33 (IL-33) and ST2 in patients with ARDS. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Marina García de Acilu, Oriol Roca, Joan Ramon Masclans, Laura Ruano, Jordi RelloNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Cardiovascular Disease PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Spatial QRS T-angle (spQRS T-a) is considered as a novel electrocardiography derived marker of independent predictive value of electrical instability in cardiac disease. Cardiac involvement in sarcoidosis is often underdiagnosed, although a significant contributor to mortality. The present study was conducted to test the hypothesis that patients with sarcoidosis have increased ventricular repolarisation heterogeneity as reflected by spQRS-Ta values. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Elias Gialafos, Vasileios Kouranos, Aggeliki Rapti, Efrosyni Manali, Konstantina Aggeli, Elias Perros, Theodore Papaioannou, Petros Sfikakis, Christodoulos Stefanadis, George Tzelepis, Athol Wells, Nikolaos KoulourisNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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OSA PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: A cross-sectional review was performed in order to assess the ability of the neck circumference (NC) to predict the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) in a population group from Timisoara, Romania. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Stefan Mihaicuta, Izabella Anita Toth, Sorin ParalescuNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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ILD PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Sarcoidosis-related pulmonary hypertension (SRPH) is an entity associated with significant morbidity and mortality irrespective of disease severity, while the pathogenic mechanisms remain poorly understood. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Vasileios Kouranos, Aggeliki Rapti, Elias Gialafos, Konstantina Aggeli, Petros Sfikakis, Nikolaos Koulouris, Athol Wells, George TzelepisNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.