The need for accurate D‐dimer reporting in COVID‐19: Communication from the ISTH SSC on Fibrinolysis
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DOI: 10.1111/jth.14956
Abstract: Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic continues to claim many lives across the world. In the attempts to identify a reliable prognostic indicator, marked elevation of D‐dimer has been a strong contender.1,2 In many… read more here.
Keywords: dimer; dimer reporting; need accurate; accurate dimer ... See more keywords
Review of Clinical Utility of Age-Adjusted D-Dimer Assay
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DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-129185
Abstract: Background: Diagnosis of venous thromboembolism (VTE) uses biomarker D-dimer to exclude low probability VTE and imaging techniques to verify mid/high probability VTE. Plasma concentration of D-dimer increases with age in over 50 years and age-adjusted… read more here.
Keywords: age adjusted; age; radiological investigations; dimer ... See more keywords