The value of blood D-dimer test in the diagnosis of walk-in patients with venous thromboembolism | Zendy

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The value of blood D-dimer test in the diagnosis of walk-in patients with venous thromboembolism

Author(s) -

Shunichiro Kubota,

Yasuoka

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

vascular health and risk management

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.892

H-Index - 68

eISSN - 1178-2048

pISSN - 1176-6344

DOI - 10.2147/vhrm.s16949

Subject(s) - medicine , venous thromboembolism , d dimer , pulmonary embolism , blood test , venous blood , intensive care medicine , thrombosis

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) and related pulmonary thromboembolism are life-threatening diseases that require efficient diagnosis and clinical management. While the diagnosis and treatment of VTE in hospitalized patients has been extensively studied, less has been reported on walk-in patients with VTE. Here we report on four outpatients with VTE that were efficiently diagnosed using the blood D-dimer test and successfully treated.

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