D-dimer level is associated with the extent of pulmonary embolism

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 281-288

  Ghanima, W ^a,b   Abdelnoor, M ^b   Holmen, L O ^a   Nielssen, B E ^a   Ross, S ^a   Sandset, P M ^b  

^a Ostfold Hospital Trust   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

D dimer; Prognosis; Pulmonary artery obstruction; Pulmonary embolism; Right ventricular dysfunction

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; D DIMER; TROPONIN T;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT; OXYGEN TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 34248569491     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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