Combined use of aortic dissection detection risk score and D-dimer in the diagnostic workup of suspected acute aortic dissection

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 78-82

  Nazerian, Peiman ^a   Morello, Fulvio ^b   Vanni, Simone ^a   Bono, Alessia ^b   Castelli, Matteo ^a   Forno, Daniela ^b   Gigli, Chiara ^a   Soardo, Flavia ^b   Carbone, Federica ^b   Lupia, Enrico ^b   Grifoni, Stefano ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic dissection; D dimer; Diagnosis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; D DIMER; FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT; FIBRIN FRAGMENT D;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; VERY ELDERLY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 84902553844     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.04.257     Document Type: Article

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