Aortic dissection and elevated D-dimers-an important clinical link

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Kiernan, T J ^a  

^a University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic dissection; Chest pain; D dimers; Echocardiography

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LUNG EMBOLISM; OXYGEN SATURATION; PLEURISY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS;

EID: 33751216752     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.07.043     Document Type: Article

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