Use of clinical decision rules in conjunction with D-dimer thresholds adjusted higher based on either age or pretest probability is acceptably safe for ruling out acute pulmonary embolism (PE) without ...

In the absence of any weighted clinical signs of a pulmonary embolism (PE), what D-dimer measurement would warrant an expensive CT workup? —RICH MOORE, PA-C, Bulls Gap, Tenn. Attempts at more ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. The plasma D-dimer assay has been used, along with clinical prediction scores, to rule out ...

The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which has been caused by the rapid spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has significantly affected the ...

D-dimer plus multidetector CT (D-dimer/CT) is as effective as D-dimer/CT plus venous compression ultrasound (US) for identifying pulmonary embolism (PE) and short-term risk of thromboembolic events in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For patients with suspected pulmonary embolism, diagnostic strategies to rule out PE that apply adapted D-dimer ...

A pulmonary embolism (PE) diagnostic strategy using a higher D-dimer threshold under the so-called YEARS rule combined with age adjustment for selected patients who couldn't be ruled out by PE ...

Researchers have determined an age-adjusted cut-off value that increases the specificity of the D-dimer test for excluding pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients older than 50 years of age. The ...

ROME, Italy—In patients with suspected venous thromboembolism, use of a clinical algorithm that relies on a simplified scoring system for risk stratification and D-dimer testing can safely exclude ...

The market expansion is primarily fueled by the increasing incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE), deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), and other blood-clotting disorders worldwide.

Des Plaines, IL — A new study investigating D-dimer testing in patients who are at higher risk of pulmonary embolism (PE) has been published in the February issue of Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM), ...

The D-dimer test is often used to rule out the presence of venous thromboembolism; however, the test has been considered unreliable in postoperative patients because D-dimer levels may rise after ...