Should the D-dimer cut-off value be increased in elderly patients suspected of pulmonary embolism?

Thromb Haemost. 2001 Apr;85(4):744.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biomarkers
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / standards
  • False Negative Reactions
  • Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / analysis*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Embolism / blood*
  • Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis
  • Reference Values
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products
  • fibrin fragment D