Determinants of ELISA D-Dimer sensitivity for unstable angina pectoris as defined by coronary catheterization

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 121-125

  Shitrit, David ^a,b   Shitrit, Ariella Bar Gil ^c   Rudensky, Bernard ^c   Sulkes, Jaqueline ^a,b   Tzviony, Dan ^c  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Coronary catheterization; D dimer; Discriminate level; Unstable angina pectoris

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ANGINA, UNSTABLE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CORONARY DISEASE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 2542594029     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20074     Document Type: Article

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