D-Dimer in ruling out acute aortic dissection: Sensitivity is not 100%

European Heart Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 828-829

  Ohlmann, Patrick ^a   Morel, Olivier ^a   Radulescu, Bogdan ^a   Kindo, Michel ^a   Faure, Antoine ^a   Billaud, Philippe ^a   Petit, Hélène ^a   Meyer, Nicolas ^a   Jesel, Laurence ^a   Desprez, Dominique ^a   Mazzucotelli, Jean Philippe ^a   Eisenmann, Bernard ^a   Bareiss, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

AORTA DISSECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 41149105306     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn015     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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2. Ohlmann P, Faure A, Morel O, Petit H, Kabbaj H, Meyer N, Cheneau E, Jesel L, Epailly E, Desprez D, Grunebaum L, Schneider F, Roul G, Mazzucotteli JP, Eisenmann B, Bareiss P. Diagnostic and prognostic value of circulating D-Dimers in patients with acute aortic dissection. Crit Care Med 2006;34:1358-1364.