Open AccessValue of D-Dimer Testing for the Exclusion of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With Previous Venous Thromboembolism
Author(s) -
Grégoire Le Gal,
Marc Righini,
PierreMarie Roy,
Olivier Sanchez,
Drahomir Aujesky,
Arnaud Perrier,
Henri Bounameaux
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.166.2.176
Subject(s) - medicine , d dimer , pulmonary embolism , venous thromboembolism , confidence interval , malignancy , emergency department , pre and post test probability , surgery , thrombosis , psychiatry
D-dimer levels remain elevated in many patients after completion of a 6-month anticoagulant drug course for a first episode of venous thromboembolism (VTE), which may limit the clinical usefulness of D-dimer testing for ruling out a possible recurrence.
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