High D-dimer levels at presentation in patients with venous thromboembolism is a marker of adverse clinical outcomes

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 85-90

  Paneesha, S ^a   Cheyne, E ^b   French, K ^b   Bacchu, S ^b   Borg, A ^a   Rose, P ^a,b  

^a WARWICK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

D dimer; Outcome; Survival and malignancy; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURVIVAL RATE; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33748357531     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2006.06260.x     Document Type: Article

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