Utility of rapid D-dimer measurement for screening of acute cardiovascular disease in the emergency setting

Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 334-340

  Tokita, Yukichi ^a   Kusama, Yoshiki ^a   Kodani, Eitaro ^a   Tadera, Takeshi ^a   Nakagomi, Akihiro ^a   Atarashi, Hirotsugu ^a   Mizuno, Kyoichi ^b  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL TAMA NAGAYAMA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute cardiovascular disease; Acute coronary syndrome; D dimer; Rapid measurement; Screening

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GREAT BLOOD VESSEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY;

EID: 65649101847     PISSN: 09145087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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