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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/88444| Title: | Accuracy of age-adjusted D-dimer to rule out deep vein thrombosis in the elderly |
| Authors: | Riva, Nicoletta Righini, Marc Camporese, Giuseppe Iotti, Matteo Bucherini, Eugenio Kamphuisen, Pieter W. Verhamme, Peter Douketis, James D. Tonello, Chiara Prandoni, Paolo Ageno, Walter |
| Keywords: | Thromboembolism -- Diagnosis Thromboembolism -- Diagnosis |
| Issue Date: | 2019 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Citation: | Riva, N., Righini, M., Camporese, G., Iotti, M., Bucherini, E., Kamphuisen, P. W., ... & Ageno, W. (2019). Accuracy of age-adjusted D-dimer to rule out deep vein thrombosis in the elderly. Thrombosis Research, 174, 148-150. |
| Abstract: | D-dimer is a very sensitive assay for the exclusion of venous thromboembolism (VTE), either deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE). However, its low specificity mandates the use of specific imaging tests to confirm VTE diagnosis and the high rates of false positive D-dimers result in many negative imaging [1]. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/88444 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacM&SPat |
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