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Utility of D-Dimer in the Diagnosis of Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

BACKGROUND: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is an important cause of severe pulmonary hypertension (PH). D-dimer, a degradation product of fibrin, has been used as a marker for various diseases. In patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension there is evidence to su...

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Autores principales: Arunthari, Vichaya, Burger, Charles D
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bentham Open 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2703202/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19572023
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874306400903010085