New d-dimer threshold for Japanese patients with suspected pulmonary embolism: a retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: In the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE), the d-dimer threshold is based on studies conducted in Western countries, where the incidence rate is 5 times higher than that in Asian countries, including Japan. If we could elevate the d-dimer threshold based on the low pre-test probability...

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Autores principales: Takahashi, Jin, Shiga, Takashi, Fukuyama, Yuita, Hoshina, Yuiko, Homma, Yosuke, Mizobe, Michiko, Numata, Kenji, Inoue, Tetsuya, Funakoshi, Hiraku
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6712646/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31455204
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12245-019-0242-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6712646/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31455204
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12245-019-0242-y

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