Accuracy of D-dimer:fibrinogen ratio to diagnose pulmonary thromboembolism in patients admitted to intensive care units

Cardiovascular Journal of Africa

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 446-456

  Hajsadeghi, Shokoufeh ^a   Kerman, Scott R ^a   Khojandi, Mojtaba ^a   Vaferi, Helen ^a   Ramezani, Roza ^a   Jourshari, Negar M ^a   Mousavi, Sayyed A J ^a   Pouraliakbar, Hamidezar ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

D dimer; Fibrinogen; Intensive care unit (ICU); Pulmonary thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; FIBRINOGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; D-DIMER FIBRINOGEN RATIO; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84867228200     PISSN: 19951892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5830/CVJA-2012-041     Document Type: Article

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