Utility of D-dimer testing in patients with clinically suspected pulmonary embolism and elevated C-reactive protein levels

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 972-974

  Klok, Frederikus A ^a   Karamidjurabi, Reza ^a   Velthuis, Sophie I ^a   Nijkeuter, Mathilde ^a   Huisman, Menno V ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; D DIMER;

ADULT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TURBIDIMETRY;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 43949111303     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH08-01-0038     Document Type: Letter

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