The diagnostic performance of APC-PCI complex determination compared to D-dimer in the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 465-470

  Elf, Johan L ^b   Strandberg, Karin ^a   Svensson, Peter J ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

APC PCI complex; D dimer; Diagnosis; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C; D DIMER; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR 3; FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT; FIBRIN FRAGMENT D; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEX; PROTEIN C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEXES; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN C INHIBITOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 77955507495     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-009-0426-z     Document Type: Article

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