Accuracy of age-adjusted D-dimer to rule out deep vein thrombosis in the elderly

Thromb Res. 2019 Feb:174:148-150. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2018.12.024. Epub 2019 Jan 3.

Affiliations

¹ University of Insubria, Varese, Italy. Electronic address: nicoletta.riva@um.edu.mt.
² Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
³ University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
⁴ Reggio Emilia Hospital, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
⁵ Faenza Hospital, Faenza, Italy.
⁶ University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
⁷ University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
⁸ McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
⁹ University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.

PMID: 30634165
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2018.12.024

No abstract available

Keywords: Algorithms; D-dimer; Diagnosis; Elderly; Ultrasonography; Venous thrombosis.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / metabolism*
Humans
Male
Prospective Studies
Venous Thrombosis / blood
Venous Thrombosis / diagnosis*
Venous Thrombosis / pathology

Substances

Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products
fibrin fragment D