D-dimer before chemotherapy might predict venous thromboembolism

Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 170-175

  Arpaia, Guido ^a   Carpenedo, Monica ^a   Verga, Magda ^b   Mastrogiacomo, Ornella ^a   Fagnani, Daniele ^b   Lanfredini, Mario ^c   Milani, Massimo ^a   Cimminiello, Claudio ^a  

^a Department of Medicine ^*  (Italy)

^b Oncology Unit   (Italy)

^c SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chemotherapy; D dimer; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; D DIMER;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE FREE INTERVAL; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650930421     PISSN: 09575235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MBC.0b013e32831bc2de     Document Type: Article

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