Assessment of the current D-dimer cutoff point in pulmonary embolism workup at a single institution: Retrospective study

BACKGROUND: The currently used D-dimer (DD) cutoff point is associated with a large number of negative CT-pulmonary angiographies (CTPA). We hypothesized presence of deficiency in the current cutoff and a need to look for a better DD threshold. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a retrospective med...

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Autores principales: Alhassan, S, Bihler, E, Patel, K, Lavudi, S, Young, M, Balaan, M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6066624/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29873308
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jpgm.JPGM_217_17

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6066624/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29873308
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jpgm.JPGM_217_17

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