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Performance of the age-adjusted cut-off for D-dimer in patients with cancer and suspected pulmonary embolism

Published inThrombosis Research, vol. 152, p. 49-51
Publication date2017
Abstract

Cancer patients frequently present with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE). The D-dimer (DD) test is less useful in excluding PE in cancer patients due to the lower specificity. In the general population, the age-adjusted cutoff for DD combined with a clinical decision rule (CDR) improved specificity in the diagnosis of PE.

Keywords
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Clinical
  • Female
  • Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products/analysis
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms/blood/complications
  • Probability
  • Prospective Studies
  • Pulmonary Embolism/blood/complications/diagnosis
  • Venous Thromboembolism/blood/complications/diagnosis
Citation (ISO format)
WILTS, I T et al. Performance of the age-adjusted cut-off for D-dimer in patients with cancer and suspected pulmonary embolism. In: Thrombosis Research, 2017, vol. 152, p. 49–51. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2017.02.007
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