Can causes of false-normal D-dimer test [SimpliRED®] results be identified?

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 155-158

  Kraaijenhagen, R A ^a   Wallis, J ^b   Koopman, M M W ^a   De Groot, M R ^c   Piovella, F ^d   Prandoni, P ^e   Buller H R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^c Sophia Hospital   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accuracy; D dimer; Diagnosis; Negative predictive value; Pulmonary embolism; Sensitivity; Thromboembolism; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; D DIMER TEST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0346849908     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2003.08.028     Document Type: Article

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